Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
August 19, 2011
Submitted
September 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
32359
Aircraft time
37,144 hours, 27,029 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32911866
Part serial
M9478
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
11,685 hours, 8,133 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK IT WAS DETECTED A FUEL LEAK IN THE RT ENGINE WITH MORE THAN 180 DROPS PER MINUTE. MX PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING THE HPTACC VALVE WITH LEAK OUT OF OPERATION LIMIT, SO THE HPTACC VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 75-21-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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