19960116013339I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Chicago, IL · January 16, 1996

Date: January 16, 1996 · 18:35 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight: Holding IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GLBA
Aircraft: N126UE
Reported as: Beech 1900C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the right engine had several compressor stalls while in a holding pattern over o'Hare int. After uneventful landing the ground maintenance crew indicated the right engine had a bleed valve malfunction. On January 16, 1996, N126UE departed stq on a part 135 flight to ord. While in a holding pattern the aircraft experienced several compressor stalls over ord. The aircraft landed without incident. It was discovered during the maintenance inspection that the bleed valve was malfunctioning. The valve was removed, replaced, and the valve seat class was changed from #2 to #4. Engine & bleed valve ops checked good during engine run.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS WHILE IN A HOLDING PATTERN OVER O'HARE INT. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE GROUND MAINTENANCE CREW INDICATED THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A BLEED VALVE MALFUNCTION. ON JANUARY 16, 1996, N126UE DEPARTED STQ ON A PART 135 FLIGHT TO ORD. WHILE IN A HOLDING PATTERN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS OVER ORD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THAT THE BLEED VALVE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED, REPLACED, AND THE VALVE SEAT CLASS WAS CHANGED FROM #2 TO #4. ENGINE & BLEED VALVE OPS CHECKED GOOD DURING ENGINE RUN.