Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26682
Aircraft time
57,541 hours, 21,052 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Anti-Ice Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WING ANTI-ICE VALVE INOP, FLIGHT DIVERTED. CREW REPORTS WHEN WING ANTI-ICE TURNED ON, THE RT WING VALVE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THERE IS A DUCT PRESSURE DROP RT SIDE AND LT SIDE WITH ISO VLV CLOSED. CONFIRMED VALVE OPS BY PNEU PRESS DROP & EGT RISE DURING ENG RUN WITH CREW. INOP IAW MEL. SYS DEFERRED. LATER, CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AND OPS CHECKED THE SYS OK. REF SVC TIP AND OP CHKS IAW AMM. NO PROBLEMS SINCE.