Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 16, 2009
Submitted
August 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N85FC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB785
Aircraft time
4,573 hours, 4,240 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1013800133
Part serial
2631
Condition
Weak
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 15000 FT. "CABIN ALTITUDE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH MASTER CAUTION AND PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED. EXCECUTED CABIN ALTITUDE CHECKLIST & DESCENDED TO 14000FT. CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATED 12500 FT. WITH A DIFFERENTIAL OF APPROXIMITTLY 2.5 PSI. SECURED LT FLOWPACK FOR 1 MIN. THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. CABIN JUMPED TO 2000 FPM DESCENT & STABILIZED AT 500 FPM DESCENT. CABIN STOPPED DESCENT AT 5.4 PSI & WOULD NOT MAKE MAX DIFFERENTIAL. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MX TROUBLESHOT & FOUND RT ENGINE FLOWPACK VERY WEAK. INSTALLED OVERHAULED FLOWPACK & PNEUMOSTAT. ALSO FOUND SERVERAL LEAKS IN WING LE ON PNUMATIC LINES, CORRECTED AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK FLT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURN ACFT TO SERVICE.