Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737281

Difficulty date
August 18, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737281
Aircraft time
40,334 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
GTCP85129CKA
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
31,440 hours, 1,434 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A FIRE INDICATION ON THE APU WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISING ALTITUDE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE APU SHUT DOWN AND THROUGH CREW PROCEDURES, THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. IN BOTH OCCURRENCES, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO SIGNS THAT A FIRE HAD OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN SERVICE WITH THE APU ON MEL FOR THE DISCHARGED BOTTLE. FOUND PINS ON BLEED VALVE CORRODED, LOAD CONTROL VALVE AND REGULATOR REPLACED.