Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 20, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3051
Aircraft time
22,062 hours, 19,448 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, THE LEFT BLEED VALVE FAILED TO CLOSE WITH THE APU ON AND THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW THEN PERFORMED CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WITH THE APU BLEED OFF AND IT OPS CHECKED GOOD. MAINTENANCE THEN DEFERRED THE APU BLEED SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 49-1-1C.