Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
June 19, 2002
Submitted
July 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
17,404 hours, 15,425 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
311995704
Part serial
17A826
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
14,772 hours, 12,845 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 CLIMBOUT, THE CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED REDUCTION IN TORQUE ON THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND RESET THE SYSTEM. AGAIN, THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE INTERCOMP BLEED VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.