Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 27, 2002
Submitted
April 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24587
Engine
Rroyce RB211535*
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEN - FLT 432 - EN ROUTE DEN-DFW, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PRESSURE STALL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE BORESCOPE PER MM. REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT HP3 SOLENOIDS, HP2 SOLENOID, LEFT AND RIGHT HP3 BLEED VALVES AND HP2 BLEED VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)