Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
May 4, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
33,164 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

POWER LOSS DURING CLIMB, PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. POWER LEVER WAS PUSHED TO MAX POSITION BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE MANUAL OVERRIDE WAS USED AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER WAS RECOVERED, WHICH ENABLED A RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL WATER LANDING WAS WAS PERFORMED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL DEBRIS IN THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.