Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 31, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
45,536 hours, 12,638 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
33990046U2
Part serial
121
Condition
Faulty
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 ENGINE DUCT PRESSURE FLUCTUATES. PRESSURE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 15 AND 30. NORMAL PSI IS 26-29. REPLACED HIGH STAGE VALVE AND HIGH STAGE PILOT AND ACCOMPLISHED PNEUMATIC TEST, ALL NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED TEST, BLEED SHIFT OK.