Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
March 2, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23631
Aircraft time
53,383 hours, 33,029 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
1726257
Part serial
1798C
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
39,438 hours, 29,798 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 2/26/01 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO DEN WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON THE BLUE LIGHT REMAINED BRIGHT WITH NO INCREASE IN N2; THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX. IN PHX MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE ANTI-ICE VALVE HAD FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION; THE LEFT ENGINE ANTI-ICE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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