SDR ABXA000518

Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
December 1, 2000
Submitted
December 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46136
Aircraft time
83,869 hours, 25,356 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
56,840 hours, 19,609 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
563883
Part serial
6155510
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
3,815 hours, 1,661 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE, FL 330 ENGINE A/I ON NR 3 ENGINE STARTED TO COMPRESSURE STALL. TURNED IGNITION ON, ENGINE STOPPED STALLING. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, CREW TURNED IGNITION OFF. THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING AGAIN. THE CREW SECURED THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE. CREW REPORTED THAT THE FIRE HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO OR PAST FUEL, AIR AND HYDRAULIC SHUTOFF POSITION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PHX. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTROL VALVE, IAW DC8 MM 75- 30-03. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN. NO COMPRESSURE STALLS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED RIGGING OF EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM 76-20-0. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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