Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
March 29, 2003
Submitted
March 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23567
Aircraft time
65,866 hours, 25,803 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211*
Engine time
55,182 hours, 21,675 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
AC67926
Part serial
HV380
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 420
Part time
51,970 hours, 20,561 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM PHX EN ROUTE FOR LAX AS THROTTLES ADVANCED HEARD A LOUD BANG, REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO POSSIBLE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. PAX ALSO REPORTED SEEING FLAMES COMING OUT REAR OF ENGINE. MAINT PERFORMED ENGINE SURGE PROCEDURES AND BORESCOPED THE NR 2 ENGINE. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED COMPRESSOR AIRFLOW CONTROL TEST NR 3 PER T/C F5M72603. NR 2 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE (HP) BLEED VALVE FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE PER SCHEDULE TABLE 1, COND. A & C. REMOVED AND REPLACED HP2 BLEED VALVE IAW BMM 75-32-04. HP2 BLEED SOLENOID SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION SO IT WAS ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW BMM 75-32-05. BLEW OUT LINES AND RE-ACCOMPLISHED TEST NR , SYS OPERATES NORMALLY. PART

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