Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
January 24, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24528
Aircraft time
60,956 hours, 21,549 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
AV311
Part serial
4275
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING ENG START, LT ENG, AFTER POWER TRANSFER, LT ENG SPAR VLV ILLUMINATED WITH ENG SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW MM 28-22-11-5. EXERCISED VLV MANUALLY, EXERCISED VLV ELECTRICALLY, SHOOK DOWN WIRING TO ATTEMPT TO INDUCE MALFUNCTION, ALL OK. PERFORMED TWO ENG START CYCLES OF LT ENG WITH NO PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE CND OUTCOME OF THIS MX ACTION & THE CHARACTER OF THE MALFUNCTION, MOCC ADVISES REPLACEMENT OF SPAR VLV ACTUATOR BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS. R & R LT ENG SPAR VLV ACTUATOR.

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