Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
February 17, 2006
Submitted
February 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24010
Aircraft time
56,175 hours, 38,418 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
1074923
Part serial
979C
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
46,648 hours, 32,594 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, FROM PHX EN ROUTE TO OAK, THE RT ENGINE BLEED VALVE REMAINED CLOSED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CREW DIVERTED TO LAS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT ENG BLEED AIR REGULATOR IAW BOEING 737-300 MM 36-11-16-4. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD IAW BOEING 737-300 MM 36-11-05-5. CONFIRMED FAILURE. UPON DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF WIRING FOUND INSULATION SLEEVE THAT WAS TORN. THIS WAS CREATING AN INTERMITTENT SHORTING BETWEEN THE SOLENOID AND PRESSURE SWITCH WIRING. UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW CMM 36-13-95 REV 5.

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