What was found
ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR DELAMINATION OF THE DIFFUSER OUTER DUCT SOUND ABSORBING LINER. DISASSEMBLY SHOWED A MISSING 6TH STAGE BLEED VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN AIR LEAKAGE DAMAGING THE OUTER SOUND ABSORBING LINERS.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2005
- Submitted
- March 28, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N835NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53044
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 28,458 hours, 21,570 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7532 · Compressor Bleed Valve
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Part serial
- NSN
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.