Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 18, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
1,142 hours
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Gasket
Part number
305265501
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Valve
Part time
1,390 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE AT TAKEOFF AND CRUISE AT 40,000 FT AND ABOVE REQUIRED N2 TO BE HIGHER BY 1 - 1.5 PERCENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR A SPECIFIC N1. PROBELEM FOUND TO BE A COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. PROBLEM CAUSED BY LEAKING (BROKEN) GASKET BETWEEN COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE AND BLEED VALVE SERVO (TORK MOTOR). (TC NR 20060817004)