Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 27, 2025
Submitted
July 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
90,784 hours, 18,228 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Engine time
22,329 hours, 3,163 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
7321175003
Part serial
1001040
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
788,945 hours, 718,087 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STARTING ENGINE NR 2 WAS 2 1/2 MINS TO STARTER CUTOUT WITH STRONG EXHAUST ODOR IN CABIN. NR 2 ENGINE OPERATED IAW AMM 71-00-00-712-021-N00. DURING ENGINE OPS, INSPECTION OF CABIN CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 05-51-56-940-801-C1 TO IDENTIFY ODOR. NO UNUSUAL ODORS PRESENT OR IDENTIFIED. NR 1 ENG STARTED IAW AMM 71-00-00-712-021-N00 FOLLOWED BY AN ATTEMPT TO START NR 2 ENG. N2 DID NOT REACH MAX MOTOR & STAGNATED AT 17 PSI, ENGINE START WAS THEN ABORTED. FAULT ISOLATION ACCOMPLISHED USING AMM 36-10-00/001 CONFIG 2 & TASK 36-11-05-206-001. BOTH RT & LT ISOLATION BYPASS CHK VALVES FOUND WITH DAMAGED SPRINGS & VALVE FLAPS. ADP MODULATING VALVE REPLACED IAW AMM 29-11-04/401. NO FIX. POST INSTALLATION OF MODULATING VALVE. ADP OVERSPEED SHUTDOWN TEST ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 29-11-00-735-116, PART P. TEST PASSED. ENGINE NR 1 RUN CARRIED OUT. NORMAL OPS AND INDICATION FOLLOWED BY NR 2 ENG RUN. NORMAL FAULT CONFIRMED TO BE THE ADP MODULATING VALVE, IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ADP OVERSPEED SHUTDOWN TEST, & SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNS WITH THE NEWLY INSTALLED VALVE SHOWING NORMAL OPS AND INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.