Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
September 29, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44M
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800183
Aircraft time
1,114 hours, 718 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
1,114 hours, 718 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
31B57590131B5756
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 400
Part time
1,114 hours, 718 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AN ENGINE VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY CREWS IN FLIGHT AT 50-52 PERCENT N1. MFG ADVISED THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND CAUSED BY A BLEED AIR VALVES TRANSITIONING. ON 10/10/2008 TWO BLEED AIR VALVES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE.