Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 26, 2003
Submitted
June 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3070
Aircraft time
18,589 hours, 16,026 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
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

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM PIT, THE CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT HAND HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE FAILED AND THEN HAD A POWER LEVER SPLIT AND RETURNED TO PIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE THEN TRIMMED THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00 OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE WAS THEN PLACED ON THE MEL LIST UNDER 36-1 C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.