What was found
PIC REPORTS APU FAILS TO START. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND BLEED AIR VALVE SEIZED IN CLOSED POSITION. NO FURTHER DAMAGE CAUSED TO AIRCRAFT, CREW OR PAX.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2019
- Submitted
- April 27, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N332AR
- Make and model
- Bombdr BD1001A10
- Aircraft serial
- 20332
- Aircraft time
- 1,605 hours, 945 cycles
- Engine
- Hnywl TFE73120
- Engine time
- 1,605 hours, 945 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 1098047
- Part serial
- 2459
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 1,605 hours, 945 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.