Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 18, 2000
Submitted
September 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3030
Aircraft time
14,347 hours, 13,070 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
4069B000002
Part serial
4445255
Condition
Failed
Location
Cross Bleed
Part time
7,038 hours, 6,255 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT 4082 HAD A CROSS BLEED VALVE FAIL IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM IN FLIGHT THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO PIT TO HAVE THE VALVE REPLACED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE CROSS BLEED VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 36-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.