Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 3, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
25,044 hours, 7 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
28,180 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK, WITH NR 2 ENGINE RUNNING GROUND CREW OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. CREW ADVISED AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MX DISCOVERED THE TBV (TRANSIENT BLEED VALVE) TO BE LEAKING BEYOND LIMITS AND THE UNIT WAS REPLACED. LEAKAGE WAS ENOUGH FOR GROUND CREW TO HAVE EMERGENCY SERVICES ALERTED. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SUPPLIED ONCE THE SHOP TEARDOWN REPORT IS AVAILABLE.