Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 12, 2021
Submitted
February 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383TR
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23383
Aircraft time
59,390 hours, 37,946 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
52,266 hours, 35,505 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32144464
Part serial
4086
Condition
Sticking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
52,265 hours, 35,505 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PILOT WRITE-UP; "IN CRUISE "CABIN ALTITUDE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED." AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THIS ISSUE, THEY CONTACTED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND ACCOMPLISHED AN ATB TO KELP FROM WHICH THEY DEPARTED. THE CREW ALSO WROTE UP THAT ON THE BLEED OFF TAKE-OFF, A RT BLEED TRIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX WAS FLOWN INTO KELP FROM KTOL (WHERE OUR MAIN MX BASE IS LOCATED) TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE RIGHT RT ENGINE HIGH STAGE BLEED VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN AND WAS REPLACED IAW THE AMM. THIS STUCK VALVE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE BLEED TRIP LIGHT DUE TO THE 180 PSI SWITCH IN THE BLEED AIR REGULATOR BEING ACTUATED BY THE 9TH STAGE AIR AT T.O. POWER. THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED PER THE AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DUE TO THE FULL FUEL LOAD, AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ALSO ACCOMPLISHED IAW THE AMM. THE PIC DEEMED THE LANDING WAS NOT A "HARD LANDING" SO THE AMM WAS FOLLOWED DURING THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION.

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