Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Valve
Part number
312124803
Condition
Failed
Location
Comp Bleed
Part time
1,078 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER PILOT OBSERVED HIGH ITT INDICATION. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE INDICATED COMPRESSOR OR COLD SECTION PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AGAIN WITH HEATER IN GROUND MODE WHICH USES BLEED AIR FROM THE BLEED VALVE FOR HEAT ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE BLEED VALVE CLOSING AT ITS REQUIRED POWER SETTING. THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE WAS REPLACED AND GROUND RUN PERFORMANCE WAS RESTORED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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