Service difficulty report · Pilot Valve · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
August 23, 2020
Submitted
August 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32981
Aircraft time
62,012 hours, 20,288 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
77,470 hours, 25,184 cycles
Part
Pilot Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pneumatic System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW FOLLOWING THE "L BLEED" LIGHT ILLUMINATING TRIPPING PACK AND BLEED OFF. WITH ENGINE AND WING ANTI-ICE ON, AIRCRAFT WILL NOT HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT PACK CONDENSER AND WATER EXTRACTOR PACKING. CLEANED LT & RT PRE-COOLERS. REPLACED LT & RT NORMAL TEMP SENSORS. PERFORMED LT & RT PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECKS. REPLACED LT & RT HIGH STAGE PILOT VALVES & LT HPSOV. PERFORMED SINGLE PACK CONFIDENCE CHECK & ENGINE RUN PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECK. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL EXCEPT LT PRE-COOL TEMP WITH ANTI-ICE ON. LOCKED FAV OPEN AND REPEATED RUN WITH NO CHANGE. SUSPECT PRE-COOLER. LOCKED OUT LT HPSOV PER MEL 36-11-02 AND TEMPS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.