Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 5, 2002
Submitted
March 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25368
Aircraft time
37,170 hours, 11,092 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
25,372 hours, 9,236 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
321697
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE EGT REACHED 648 DEGREES ON CLIMBOUT. 14TH STAGE CONVERTER VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO MESSAGES. ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT THE ENGINE HAD HIGH EGT AT TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO FIELD. CONVERTER VALVE AND THE 14TH STAGE BLEED VALVE (BEANPOT) WAS REPLACED. ENGINE CHECKED GOOD AFTER THIS. SHOP FINDINGS: SERVO VALVE ON CONVERTER VALVE FAILED. 14TH STAGE BLEED VALVE (BEANPOT) CHECKED GOOD.