Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 28, 2014
Submitted
June 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
69,107 hours, 24,229 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
20,909 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLUID DRAINING FROM NR 1 ENG. DETERMINED LEAK COMING FROM FUEL OIL COOLER BYPASS VLV AT RATE OF 8 DROPS AT IDLE & 10 DROPS STATIC. ACCOMPLISHED 5 MIN IDLE RUN NO DRIPS RUNNING OR STATIC.