Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 10, 2009
Submitted
October 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B210
Aircraft time
36,236 hours, 42,352 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
25,905 hours, 29,000 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
6068T56P01
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT AT APPROX 400 AGL, LOUD BANGING WAS HEARD FROM THE LEFT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY TORQUE FLUX, IGN LIGHT AND AN AUTOCOARSEN EVENT. NO ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE EXCEEDED. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANTI ICE START BLEED VALVE.

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