Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
December 14, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
16,957 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
23053176
Part serial
FF21218
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) BLEED VALVE WAS INSTALLED AFTER OVERHAUL TO REPLACE A TIME EXPIRED UNIT. SUBSEQUENT POWER CHECK REVEALED HIGH TOT. BLEED VALVE WAS WAS RETURNED TO VENDOR TO CORRECT FAULT. PART WAS INSTALLED AND FAILED A SECOND TIME. PART WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER UNIT, POWER CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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