Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
October 11, 2006
Submitted
October 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682CA
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22019
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL350 THE NR 3 BLEED AIR TRIP OFF LT ILLUMINATED.THE RT DUCT PRESSURE NEEDLE DROPPED FROM APPROX 24 PSI TO 10 PSI AND THE CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB. COM 2.36.2 WAS PERFORMED,THE 33 BLEED AIR VALVE WAS CLOSED, AND THE RT DUCT PRESSURE REMAINED AT 10 PSI. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS LEFT AT IDLE THRUST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. REPLACED NR 3 ENG BLEED SHUTOFF VALVE REF MM 36-10-01.LEAK OPS GOOD,RAN ENGS OPS CKS GOOD.

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