Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 10, 2000
Submitted
October 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3070
Aircraft time
11,670 hours, 10,201 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
311671504
Part serial
20A503
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,035 hours, 873 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

FLIGHT 4147 WAS EN ROUTE AND DEVELOPED A RIGHT HAND TORQUE PROBLEM. THE CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE INTERCOMPRESSION BLEED VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 71-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.