Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
May 15, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

TEMPERATURE SURGE WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR T/O, THE CREW SAW THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SUDDENLY INCREASE BY 100 C. THE FLIGHT WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO GATE WHERE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A FAULTY ENGINE MOUNTED AIRFRAME BLEED VALVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENG MFG RECOMMENDS THE SDR BE CLOSED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

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