Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 30, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
10,134 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
9550161210
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING TO DETERMINE ENGINE LOW POWER CAUSE, FLAP OF THE BLEED VALVE FOUND LOOSE. FLAP CAN BE ROTATED EASILY BY HAND. BLEED VALVE REPLACED. FLY TEST C/O. NORMAL OPERATION OF THE NEW BLEED VALVE, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF LOW POWER ISSUE.