Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dhav DHC6100

Difficulty date
May 2, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6100
Aircraft time
29,809 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CLIMBING THROUGH FL90, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RT ENGINE COMPRESSOR SPEED NG, WAS INDICATING 101.5 PERCENT. REDUCED THE POWER AND NG RETURNED TO 98 PERCENT THEN TO CROSS CHECK, HE RETURNED TO CLIMB POWER AND AGAIN NG WENT TO101.5 PERCENT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE SURGED TWICE AND SHUT ITSELF DOWN. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND SOME WATER IN THE FUEL AND A POSSIBLE FAULTY BLEED VALVE WHICH WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS PUT BACK IN SERVICE.