Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Pilats PC7

Difficulty date
September 22, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC7
Engine
Pwa PT6A25
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE ENGINE SURGED, ACCOMPANIED BY FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE CLOSING POINT TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THE BOV WAS REPLACED.