Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 29, 2009
Submitted
October 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Aircraft time
87,767 hours, 31,764 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32143262
Part serial
P417
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,188 hours, 544 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, AT 360FL, ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PERFORMED SMOKE SOURCE IDENTIFICATION CHECKLIST. HAD DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING CABIN PRESSURE IN AUTO AT ALT PRESSURE SWING 2000 FT/M UP AND DOWN EVERY 10. TRANSFERRED NR 1 ENG HP REG VALVE TO DMI NR 35677 IAW MEL 36-1-5 SPECIALITY PROCEEDURES C/W PLACARD INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG HIGH STAGE BLEED VALVE SYS LEAK AND OPS CKD GOOD ON GROUND IAW MM 75-21-1 AND JRH 11.1 THIS CLEARS DMI NR35677 PLACARDS REMOVED. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.

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