Service difficulty report · Diaphragm · Beech A100

Difficulty date
June 20, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
19,356 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Diaphragm
Part number
310334701
Condition
Torn
Location
Bleed Valve
Part time
4,457 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APROACH, THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE LT ENGINE POWER WAS LOW. AFTER A GROUND RUN IT APPEAR THAT THIS ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER. BLEED VALVE HAS BEEN REMOVE AND THE DIAPHRAGM FOUND TEAR WERE IT NORMALLY BEND. PART HAS BEEN REPLACE AND ACFT RETURN IN SERVICE. BLEED VALVE WAS INSTALLED ON SN:PCE-PG0173 ENGINE TIME SINCE O/H 4457.4 INSTALLED ON DECEMBER 2008. TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME 19518.4, CYCLE 17056.

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