Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 27, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27159
Aircraft time
60,204 hours, 9,750 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
50,394 hours, 7,268 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE AT FLIGHT IDLE DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALL AND HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CALLED AS PRECAUTION. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED FAILED 8TH STAGE PNEUMATIC CHECK VALVE. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, IDENTIFIED CAUSE AS 8TH STAGE PNEUMATIC CHECK VALVE. REPLACED VALVE & CORRECTED RESULTANT DAMAGE. VALVE FAILED RELEASING THE POPPET SHAFT.