Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 17, 2008
Submitted
August 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100UX
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE100
Aircraft time
31,798 hours, 37,113 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM "STL" PILOTS REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING LEVEL AT 7000, AS PILOTS ACCELERATED THROUGH 200KIAS, LT ENG TORQUE BEGAN TO FLUTTER CONSTANTLY 50FT/LBS AND EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE DROPS OF +/-100 FT/LBS. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL, +300 FT LB SURGE EXPERIENCED ON SHORT FINAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED, INSPECTED, RE-INSTALLED THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE IAW P&W MM 75-30-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND RUN.

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