Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
December 8, 2022
Submitted
December 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
44099
Aircraft time
2,940 hours, 858 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT WING ANTI ICE VALVE DID NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN ANTI ICE VALVE TURNED ON. LEFT WING REMAINED ICED UP, RIGHT WING WAS CLEAN. GROUNDED - YES. IT WAS A HARD FAIL ON GND AS WELL WHEN CREW SHOWED ME. BUT AFTER TRYING IT AGAIN THE L WING LT WENT OUT AFTER 15 SEC. A THIRD TRY AFTER BEING ON THE GROUND FOR 20 MIN. - THE L WING & R WING ANTI-ICE VALVE LT'S COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. SUSPECT FROZEN VALVE OR STICKING. MANUALLY OPERATED VALVE, OPS NORMAL. PERFORMED "WING THERMAL ANTI ICE VALVE HEALTH CHECK" REF B737-9 AMM 30-11-11. PERFORMED STEPS A-E. OPS CHECK NORMAL. VERIFIED RH FLOW CONTROL & SHUTOFF VALVE CANNON PLUGS INSTALLED/CONNECTED. NO FAULTS PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

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