Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 11, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT ALT 33000, APU WAS TURNED OFF, OVERSPEED LT CAME ON, PLACED SW IN OFF OVERSPEED LT WENT OUT, LOW OIL PRESS LT CAME ON, 15 SEC LATER APU FIRE BELL SOUNDED, FIRE BOTTLE FIRED. FIRE INSPECTION AND WARNING TEST C/W NO DEFECT. REPLACED BOTTLE AND DISCHARGE DISC. RESET FIRE HANDLE AND APU OVERSPEED RESET APU OPS CK NML. NORMAL APU SHUT-DOWN INDICATES OVERSPEED AND THEN OIL PRESS LOW. SEAL ON BLEED VALVE WAS REPLACED 8 JAN FOR APU DUCT LEAK BETWEEN SOV AND APU RECOMMENDATION.