Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 27, 2000
Submitted
April 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3059
Aircraft time
11,562 hours, 10,225 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE RIGHT HAND HIGH PRESSURE VALVE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ON THE MEL LIST. DURING CLIMBOUT THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB. THE CREW REFERRED TO THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES AND ASKED FOR A LOWER ALTITUDE. THE CREW RESET THE BLEED AND THE CABIN PRESSURIZED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ONCE ON THE GROUND MAINTENANCE CONTROL ASKED THE CREW TO RESET THE BLEED AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE DAY. EVENTUALLY THE VALVE WHICH HAD EARLIER BEEN ON THE MEL LIST WAS CLEARED WHEN MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT AND SHUT OFF VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-51-03.