Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
September 17, 2002
Submitted
October 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23568
Aircraft time
64,188 hours, 25,211 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Seal
Part number
AC044798
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Bleed Solenoid
Component
Bleed Solenoid · Dunlop
Component part number
AC67756
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXHAUST DAMAGE - DURING WALK AROUND INSPECTION A LARGE SECTION OF HONEYCOMB FOUND MISSING AT RT ENGINE LT COWLING HEAT DAMAGE TO NR 2 ENGINE C-DUCT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE SOLENOID BLEED VALVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE LT HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE ON BOTH THE LT AND RT BLEED SOLENOIDS. NR 2 ENGINE INBOARD C-DUCT WAS REPLACED. IP & HP COMPRESSOR AIRFLOW CONTROL TEST CHECKED GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF BLEED SOLENOID RELIEF HP3 VALVE FAILED FUCNTIONAL TEST AND INLET / EXHAUST VALVE LEAKAGE TEST AT 15 LBS. UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH A CARBON MATERIAL. TRIPLE SEALS ALSO CONTAMINATED WITH AN ABRADABLE MATERIAL, AND THE RELIEF VALVE SEALING SURFACE WAS DAMAGE

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