Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Bell 212

Difficulty date
October 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
3033063
Condition
Surging
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Component
Pwa · PT6T3
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) BLEED VALVE SPECIFIED TO HAVE HISTORY OF CAUSING SIMILAR ENGINE SURGING ON OTHER OPERATORS' A/C. SB 5274 R3 FOR POSSIBLE IMPROVED BLEED VALVE CLOSING OPS.

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