Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
June 8, 2003
Submitted
June 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3068
Aircraft time
18,717 hours, 16,347 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND LOW PRESSURE BLEED VALVE FAILED CLOSED INDICATION AND RETURNED TO CAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SWAPPED THE LEFT HAND ENGINE LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVES FOR TROUBLESHOOTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 36-00-00 AND THE LOW PRESSURE BLEED VALVE CHECKED GOOD. HOWEVER, THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE REMAINED CLOSED AND WAS DEFERRED, 36-1 CODE C.