Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Beech C99

Difficulty date
February 28, 2014
Submitted
March 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4199C
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U50
Aircraft time
36,373 hours, 42,231 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE, THE PILOT RECEIVED A LT BLEED AIR FAIL ANNUNCIATOR & MASTER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PILOT PERFORMED THE BLEED AIR FAIL CHECKLIST BUT DID NOT NOTICE A CHANGE IN INNER TURBINE TEMP OR TORQUE WHEN THE LT BLEED VLV WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED TO THE INSTRUMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL OFF POSITION. PILOT DECIDED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE LT ENG. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED LT ENG BLEED AIR VLV FAILED IN THE OPEN MODE SO THE PILOT COULD NOT SHUT THE LT ENG BLEED AIR OFF. FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION ON BLEED AIR SENSOR TUBE CAUSING THE BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. SECURED SENSOR TUBING IAW MM 26-11-00. R & R LT ENG BLEED AIR VLV IAW MM 21-41-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF BLEED AIR SYS WERE NORMAL.

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