Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
April 9, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
30706
Aircraft time
44,995 hours, 21,660 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Part number
32145525
Part serial
13477
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
16,899 hours, 7,823 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 DUE TO DUCT PRESS LOW INDICATION IN THE LT ENG, SHOWING 5 PSI. PERFORMED REVISION IAW 36-11-00, DETECTING A PNEUMATIC LEAK IN THE LT ENG PRSOV, DEFERRED IAW MEL 36-5-1 CAT C. THE LT ENG PRSOV, BAR & SENSOR 390 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 36-11-04, AMM 36-11-03 & AMM 36-12-03. DURING TESTS, IT WAS DETECTED THE HIGH STAGE VLV WITH FAILURE OF MODULATING, SO THE HIGH STAGE VLV WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 36-9 CAT C. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & REPLACED THE HIGH STAGE VLV & HIGH STAGE REGULATOR IAW AMM 36-11-06 & AMM 36-11-07. TESTED CORRECT & THE REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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