Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
July 11, 2004
Submitted
July 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26268
Aircraft time
34,018 hours, 13,186 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
18,308 hours, 18,136 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
5840207104
Part serial
0658
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
14,777 hours, 5,362 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED WHEN STARTING CLIMB FROM FL350 TO FL390 THE RT ENGINE EPR'S INDICATION FLUCTUATE SEVERALLY AND ENGINE PANCAKING AND NOT CLIMBING. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND BOROSCOPE INSPECTION AND FIM TESTS WAS PERFORMED TO RT ENGINE IAW MM 72-00-00 AND 71-05-00 NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND. 14TH AND 17TH STAGES BLEED CONVERTER VALVES WERE REPLACED IAW MM 75-32-03 AND 75-32-02, ALL CORRECT.

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