Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
June 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
21,548 hours, 22,313 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
54010375
Part serial
238
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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

AT 2000' AND 180 KTS, POWER WAS SET AT ABOUT 17 PERCENT TORQUE THERE WERE 3 LOUD BANGS AND THE AIRFRAME VIBRATED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. EVENT MARKER PRESSED ABOUT 3 MINS LATER. SUSPECT NR 2 ENG. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED GVI OF LT AND RT MLG ASSYS, BOTH PROP ASSYS, FUSELAGE DOORS AND PANELS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF FLAPS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED, NO DEFECTS OR ABNORMAL PLAY NOTED. C/W ENGINE RUNS TO CHECK FOR ABNORMAL COMPRESSOR NOISES IAW AMM TASK 71-00-00-868-821, NONE NOTED. C/W POWER ASSURANCE CHECKS ON BOTH ENGINES IAW TC'S 6710005, BOTH ENG MARGINS OK. INTERROGATED CDS FOR ENG AND PROP FAULT CODES. NONE NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. R & R NR2 2.7 BOV IAW TASK 75-31-01-000-801 AND 75-31-01-400-801 AND HS 75-0007, AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.