Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 17, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
4,871 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
310092302
Condition
Seized
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING, THE OVERHAULED UNIT THAT WAS INSTALLED CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HAVE SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS AT IDLE. THE OVERHAULED BLEED VALVE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND EXAMINED. NOTICED THAT PISTON IN THE BLEED VALVE SEIZED IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE VALVE HSG WAS ASSEMBLED USING SILICONE SEALER AND THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN INSIDE. THE VALVE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED ON NOV 2005 AND HAD NEVER BEEN INSTALLED.