Service difficulty report · Thermo Valve · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
March 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77204
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19021
Part
Thermo Valve
Part number
12924011
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Right
Part time
4,052 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RT PACKED TRIPPED AT 6,000 FEET LEAVING EWR AND SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER THE CABIN. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE BLEED TRIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE 450 DEGREE THERMO VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, AN ENGINE BLEED AIR COMPRESSION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-11-0. THE ENGINES WERE RUN FULL POWER WITN NO PACK OR BLEED TRIP OR SMOKE.