Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 18, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25144
Aircraft time
55,508 hours, 8,547 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
4203651
Part serial
UNKN
Condition
Stuck
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WITH EQPT COOLING OPERATING IN STBY MODE DUE TO MEL 21-58-07 - AFTER TAKEOFF GOT AN OVHT LIGHT FOR THE EQPT COOLING. PLACED EQPT COOLING TO OVRD AND OVHT LIGHT WENT OUT. ELECTED TO OFF LAND TO JFK FOR FIX. CA FOUND SMOKE CLEARANCE VALVE V140 PARTIALLY OPEN AND INOPMANUALLY CYCLED VALVE SEVERAL TIMES THE VALVE STARTED TO WORREMOVED VALVE.REPLACED OVERRIDE VALVE OPS CK OK.ALSO SPEED CKS OK ETOPS CATEGORY 'B': DIVERSION OR TURNBACK