Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 30, 2010
Submitted
October 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23615
Aircraft time
74,496 hours, 35,469 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL320 ACFT HAD AIRFRAME ICING. TURNED WING ANTI-ICE ON. LT ENGINE BLEED VALVE CLOSED. RT ENGINE BLEED OFF. BOTH PACKS OFF. CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DONNED THEIR MASKS. CREW WAS UNABLE TO RESET PACKS UNTIL 10,000'. MAX CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 10,500'. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LT ENGINE FAN AIR MODULATING VALVE AND FAN AIR TEMP SENSOR, AND NR1 AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER.