Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
March 16, 2013
Submitted
March 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
24965
Aircraft time
56,535 hours, 19,768 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FL400, LT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE WITH EPR, N1, EGT, N2, FOLLOWING. QRH PROCEDURES STARTED. TRIED TO RETURN THRUST LEVER TO NEAR NORMAL. SURGING BEGAN AGAIN. REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE. TURNED BLEED OFF. ENGINE RESPONDED. TURNED ENGINE BLEED ON AS LAST STEP. DIVERTED WITH LT THROTTLE NEAR IDLE. LT BLEED WAS 45 PSI, RT WAS 25 PSI. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW JRH , CYCLED BLEED ON AND OFF AT 85 PERCENT N2 WITH NO ENGINE SURGES ON EITHER ENGINE, ALL PARAMETERS REMAINED STABLE N1, N2, EGT, FUEL FLOW. IAW FIM 36-10, CHECKED ALL SENSE LINES TO RFCC, HS PILOT AND VALVE, PRSOV PILOT AND VALVE AND TO 450 TEMP SENSOR ALL INTACT AND IN GOOD CONDITION. REPLACED HIGH STAGE PILOT IAW AMM 36-11-08-4. PERFORMED PNEUMATIC SYS TEST IAW AMM 36-11-00-5 AND PRSOV TEST IAW AMM 36-11-09-5. ALL RESULTS NORMAL. RAN ENG TO VARIOUS HIGH POWER SETTINGS IAW ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, STABLE AND WITHIN LIMTS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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