Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 4, 2019
Submitted
December 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL894
Aircraft time
4,173 hours, 3,575 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
101380027
Part serial
8BT76
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Part time
153 hours, 140 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, ACTUATED DEICE BOOTS. PNEUMATIC GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 18-20 PSI PLUS. AFTER CYCLING BLEED AIR VALVES TO OFF PNEUMATIC GAUGE STABILIZED AT 20 PSI. TURNING THE SYSTEM ON RESULTED IN PNEUMATIC GAUGE FLUCTUATING. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TEB. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURE REGULATOR MANIFOLD VALVE. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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