Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 23, 2006
Submitted
January 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104AN
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0918
Aircraft time
5,248 hours, 4,756 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
54014074
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT ENROUTE, WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND STARTED TO SHUTDOWN WHEN IT POPPED AGAIN AND STARTED TO SHUTTER. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND, NO PROBLEMS. MFG FOUND BLEED VALVE MAKING ENGINE POP, REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED VALVE OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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