Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 16, 2001
Submitted
June 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23101
Aircraft time
46,920 hours, 37,454 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
39,324 hours, 29,966 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
658385
Part serial
6324351
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O NR 2 ENGINE EGT REACHED 640 FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST, NO DEFECTS. CHECKED EPR SYSTEM WITH P/S TEST BOX INDICATION GOOD. NO LEAKS. LUBED BLEED VALVES AND REPLACED PRBC PERFORMED PFHB TEST E - J AND X. TESTS GOOD. RAN ENGINE FOR 3 MINUTES EGT WITHIN LIMITS.