Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
July 23, 2023
Submitted
July 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1918
Aircraft time
3,606 hours, 3,151 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67P
Engine time
3,609 hours, 3,154 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
2943A000
Part serial
1741
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine Compartme
Part time
3,606 hours, 3,151 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF FROM K6B9 TO KHVN, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "AFTER TAKEOFF POWER APPLIED, SCREAMING SOUND AND BURNING SMELL BELOW COPILOT FEET. NOISE AND SMELL STOPPED AFTER POWER REDUCED." THE CREW COMPLETED THE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE ACM TURBINE AND FOUND NO ISSUES, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN TEST IAW AMM 12-B-71-00-00-00A-903A-A AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. DURING TEST 18 IAW AMM 12-B-71-00-00A-903S-A, TECHNICIANS FOUND NO CHANGE-OVER FROM P3 TO P2.5. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE HP SHUT OFF VALVE WITH A REPAIRED UNIT P/N OFF/ON 2943A000, S/N OFF 1741, S/N ON 1812 IAW AMM 12-B-21-40-04-00A-920A-A. SUBSEQUENT GROUND RUN TESTED GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS.