Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 22, 2001
Submitted
July 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
35,953 hours, 10,699 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
28,406 hours, 8,673 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32289516
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

REJECTED T/O AT 50 KNOTS. RIGHT ENGINE EPR ROLLED BACK FROM 1.2 TO 1.1. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AN ENGINE RUN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, AT 1.1 EPR 14TH STAGE BLEED VALVE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS OPEN. THE 14TH STAGE CONVERTER VALVE WAS REPLACED (CONVERTER VALVE IS THE CONTROLLING ITEM FOR THE BLEED VALVE).