Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 17, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B236
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
6068T56P01
Part serial
AEX10548
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - FLT 5016 - DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT IGNITION LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JFK. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANTI-IC START BLEED VALVE FOR THE LEFT ENGINE IAW GE MM 75-00-00. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW SAAB MM 71-00-00 AND 74-30-00. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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