Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 11, 2009
Submitted
July 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28707
Aircraft time
46,518 hours, 12,912 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
2790598101
Part serial
137
Condition
Stuck
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

EICAS MSG 'APU BLEED VAL' DISPLAYED. APU BLEED AIR VALVE LIGHT ON. DUCT PRESSURE WAS ZERO. APU BLEED AIR VALVE LOCKED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. REPLACED APU SHUT-OFF VALVE. OPS CHECKED VALVE BY CYCLE OPEN AND CLOSE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DRY MOTOR AN ENGINE. CHECKS GOOD.