Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 3, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338AF
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC57
Aircraft time
39,809 hours, 35,778 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
305983101
Part serial
AHX002423
Condition
Sticking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE TRAINING CAPTAIN REPORTED WHILE PERFORMING TRAINING STALL MANEUVERS, THE FIRST OFFICER REDUCED POWER, A MOMENTARY COMPRESSOR STALL OCCURRED, BETWEEN 500 - 1000 FT & LBS TORQUE ON THE LT ENG. TRAINING CAPTAIN REDUCED POWER, THIS RESULTED IN ANOTHER STALL. AT 4000 FT ON APPROACH ANOTHER STALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 800 TORQUE. INSPECTED THE LT ENG & ISOLATED THE ISSUE DOWN TO THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VLV, PN 3059831-01. THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VLV WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. PERFORMED A GND RUN, PERFORMANCE WAS SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS SUCCESSFUL & THERE HAVE BEEN NO SUBSEQUENT DISCREPANCIES WITH THE LT ENG STALLING.

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