Service difficulty report · Pilot Valve · Boeing 75729J

Difficulty date
May 22, 2021
Submitted
June 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757QM
Make and model
Boeing 75729J
Aircraft serial
27203
Aircraft time
61,996 hours, 33,134 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
55,095 hours, 19,316 cycles
Part
Pilot Valve
Part number
33990047
Part serial
1002C
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

LEFT HIGH STAGE PRESSURE SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE AT IDLE UNTIL POWER IS INCREASED. ISSUE WAS FOUND DUE TO A FAULTY HPSOV AND HP PILOT. THIS SDR REPORTS THE HP PILOT, THE HPSOV WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON A SEPARATE SDR.

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