Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 29, 2008
Submitted
December 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
52,112 hours, 9,826 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
15,675 hours, 18,674 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32908145
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
D, E

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ABNORMAL SOUND FROM ENG 1 DURING START, CREW SHUTDOWN ENG, RESTART WITH SAME RESULTS, NO REPORT OF ANY ABNORMAL ENG PARAMETERS OR EICAS MESSAGES, ENGINE WAS RUN AT 50% N1 WITH ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISH CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. T-S AND FOUND APU SURGE VLV BAD. REPLACED VALVE AND DID SEVERAL ENGINE STARTS, ALL NORMAL.