Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 72721

Difficulty date
April 21, 2000
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357QS
Make and model
Boeing 72721
Aircraft serial
19259
Part
Valve
Part number
39270432
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Precooler
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 649 - AIR RETURN TO OMA, ON CLIMB-OUT AT 1000 FEET AGL FLAPS 2 DEGREES WERE SELECTED AND A SPLIT FLAP CONDITION OCCURRED. SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE COCKPIT, AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN IMMEDIATE RETURN INITIATED. INSPECTED NR 1 AND NR 3 PRECOOLER REGULATOR AIR FLOW VALVES, FOUND NR 3 VALVE BROKEN. REPLACED NR 3 PRECOOLER MODULATING VALVE. (M)

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