Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 20, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53618
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE ENCOUNTERED TWO LARGE VIBRATIONS THROUGHT OUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT, PRESSURE FLOW LIGHT WENT ON WITH CABIN CLIMBING AT 1500 FT PER MINUTE. ANTI-ICE WAS IN THE ON POSITION. APPEARED TO BE COMPRESSOR STALL ON ENGINE NR 1. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. REPLACED THE PRBS VALVES AND ACCOMPLISHED BLEED LUBE. LEAK AND SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL. (M)

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