Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 14, 2010
Submitted
May 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20942
Aircraft time
76,215 hours, 44,195 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
8C150
Part serial
12533
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN THROTTLES RETARDED FOR DESCENT A STRANGE ODOR IS DETECTED FOLLOWED BY A HAZE. THEN A SHORT BURST OF SMOKE. LEFT AND RIGHT PACK TEMPS 40 DEGREES. ADVANCED AND RETARDED 1 AND 3 THROTTLES. MORE SMOKE APPEARED AFTER NR 1 THROTTLE ADVANCED AND RETARDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE NR 1 13 STAGE BLEED DUCT. THE CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE 13 STAGE BLEED VALVE, BLEED VALVE CONTROLLER AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SHUTOFF VALVES WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION.