Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
September 20, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
15,509 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
311703201
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
4,082 hours
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

(CAN) DURING CLIMB THROUGH 10,000 THE ENGINE WAS LIMITED TO 60 PERCENT TORQUE DUE TO NG LIMITS BEING REACHED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE BLEED VALVE DIAPHRAGM FLANGE WAS BLOWN OUT IN THE VICINITY OF THE METERING PLUG BETWEEN THE HOUSING ASSY AND THE COVER ASSY. THE WASHER FOR THE COVER ASSY MOUNTING STUDS WERE FOUND FREE TO MOVE ON EACH SIDE OF THE METERING PLUG.