Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 24, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27160
Aircraft time
76,122 hours, 12,385 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
7732887810
Part serial
107
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BLEED AIR DUCT PRESSURE INTERMITTENTLY SURGING BTWN 20-40 PSI AT ALTITUDES BELOW 8000 FT. OCCURRED TWICE ON CLIMB POWER SETTINGS (1.46 EPR). ON ARRIVAL IDLE POWER (1.02-.99EPR) WITH BOTH ISOLATION VALVES CLOSED AND RT PRESSURE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER SURGING. SEEMS OK (1.05-1.20 EPR RANGE). REPLACED PRSOV IAW MM, CHECKS OK.