Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
3,961 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
9550158260
Condition
Stuck
Location
Engine
Component
Bleed Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) BLEED VALVE STUCK CLOSED IN-FLIGHT - COCKPIT INDICATION. EVEN AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE ENGINEER NOTICED IT WAS STILL IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE ENGINEER PROCEEDED TO START REMOVING THIS BLEED VALVE, WHEN HE HEARD A CLICK AND NOTICED THE BLEED VALVE HAD OPENED. A BENCH TEST WAS SATISFACTORY AFTER IT HAD COOLED DOWN. THIS BLEED VALVE WAS REPLACED, REASON: STICKS CLOSED WHEN HOT. PREVIOUS CERTIFICATION: ACRO 87250 - REPAIRED.