Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
October 8, 2016
Submitted
November 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
29356
Aircraft time
40,618 hours, 21,153 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32913903
Part serial
GRTU9479
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
36,728 hours, 19,376 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 RIGHT ENGINE. THE PLATFORM WAS CLEANED AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING FUEL LEAK IN THE TRANSIENT BLEED VALVE WITH 4 DROPS PER MINUTE WITHIN OPERATION LIMITS IAW AMM 71-71-00 PAGE 6, DISPATCHING THE AIRCRAFT IN SUCH CONDITION. AT MEX, AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE TRANSIENT BLEED VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 75-23-01 AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.