Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7472B5F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2011
Submitted
October 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
TX9Y778Y
Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd
Aircraft
N708SA
Make and model
Boeing 7472B5F
Aircraft serial
24196
Aircraft time
98,527 hours, 16,402 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4G2
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT TO PERFORM A FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT, AFTER HEAVY CHECK. ON CLIMBOUT, ACFT DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE OVERHEAT RUNNING HIGH WHICH INDICATED ON BOTH A AND B DETECTION SYSTEM INDICATORS, ALSO AT THIS TIME A "BURNING ODOR" WAS NOTICED IN THE FLIGHT DECK WITH NO SIGHT OF SMOKE. PILOT REDUCED POWER ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO REDUCE BACK TOWARD "0" (ZERO), WHICH INDICATED ON BOTH A AND B SYSTEMS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO THE "BURNING ODOR" CONTINUED, AFTER SHUTDOWN ODOR DISSIPATED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NR 1 & 3 PRSOVS, NR 1 & 2 TEMP SENSOR & CONTROLS, NR 1 & 2 IP CHECK VALVES, NR 1 & 2 HIGH-STAGE CHECK VALVES, & NR 1 & 2 PRECOOLERS SWAPPED & LEAK CHECK PERFORMED PER AMM 36-12-01, REV 109. THE OVHT INDICATION STILL EXISTED. AS PER MANUFATURER RECOMMENDATION, NR 1 THREEWAY VALVE INSPECTED & FOUND SMALL POPPET NOT FULLY CLOSED AT 1.25-INCH PORT IN FLT MODE AND BOLT HOLE ON SMALL POPPET WORN. NR 1 AND 2 THREEWAY VALVES & NR 1 & 2 HIGH-STAGE VALVES SWAPPED & LEAK CHECK PERFORMED PER AMM 36-11-06, REV 109. NR 1 & 4 ENGINE RUN AT 1.30 EPR PERFORMED & INDICATION FOUND NORMAL PER AMM 71-22-22, REV 109. A NEW THREEWAY VALVE INSTALLED TO NR 2 ENGINE.

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