Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
February 17, 2015
Submitted
February 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL923
Aircraft time
515 hours, 467 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
13034612
Part serial
243542
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
515 hours, 467 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5,000 THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL WENT TO .3 & THE CABIN ALTITUDE DESCENDED AT THE RATE OF DESCENT THAT THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING AT, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY PRESSURIZATION CONTROL VLV. CONTROLLER VLV WAS REPLACED, A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS CHECK PERFORMED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. .

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