Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
February 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FJ
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3194
Aircraft time
9,216 hours, 9,776 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Engine time
5,586 hours, 5,740 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
31B419704
Part serial
635
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
602 hours, 682 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH IN FLIGHT NOTED A DECREASE OF N1 SPEED AND A POPPING SOUND WAS EMITTED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH WAS EVIDENT A COMPRESSOR STALL EVENT. DURING THIS EVENT THE ENGINE AUTO IGNITION WAS ENGAGED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL PARAMETERS AFTER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES OR FAULTS PRESENT. DURING THE EVENT THERE WERE NO FAULTS OR MESSAGES PRESENT.