Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
December 19, 2020
Submitted
December 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32996
Aircraft time
60,856 hours, 19,891 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
59,854 hours, 19,176 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 CREW PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK TO MCO DUE TO A SURGE ON THROTTLE BACK OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE EPR AND N1 WERE FLUCTUATING ALSO. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT NO EPCS MESSAGES WERE SET. THE MCD AND OIL FILTER WERE BOTH INSPECTED AND NEITHER HAD FINDINGS. PERFORMED BORESCOPE WITH NO FINDINGS. REPLACED THE 14TH STAGE BLEED VALVE AND 14TH STAGE BLEED CONVERTER VALVE. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS AND CHECK OUTS GOOD.