Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
June 23, 2003
Submitted
July 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681CA
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22020
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
658385
Part serial
6322925
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO PVR ADVANCED THRUST LEVERS FROM IDLE TO APPROX 1.4 EPR NOTICED A COMPRESSOR STALL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON APPROACH. SUSPECT NR 2 ENGINE BECAUSE THE EPR'S JUMPED ERRATICALLY. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.

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