Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 13, 2013
Submitted
December 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
82,806 hours, 23,900 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Isolation Valve
Part number
2790598103
Part serial
5006
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING RT ENGINE START, APU DUCT PRESSURE AT 10 PSI, CYCLED LT ENGINE BLEED, PRESSURE RECOVERED BUT AT RT ENGINE START GETTING MAX 15% N2 WITH APU PNEU PRESSURE. REPLACED ISOLATION VALVE IAW MM, ACP TWO NORMAL STARTS.