Service difficulty report · Inlet Guide Vane · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
March 27, 2005
Submitted
March 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26273
Aircraft time
35,846 hours, 13,912 cycles
Part
Inlet Guide Vane
Part number
A648475
Part serial
1481
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
5,925 hours, 1,403 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CAPTAIN REPORTED APU PNEUMATIC PRESSURE DOWN TO 8 PSI WHEN LEFT ENGINE STARTED INSULATION VALVE WAS OPENED. ENGINES WERE STARTED WITH A GPU AND REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-11-01. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, ECU WAS CHECKED AND IT HAD FAIL CODE OF IGV ACTUATOR. IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 49-52-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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