Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 5, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24810
Aircraft time
67,243 hours, 25,219 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
1036421
Part serial
218
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lower
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AIR NOISE REPORTED LT SIDE FWD OF DOOR 3L, CHECK POSITIVE PRESS RELIEF VALVES. MX REPORTED APU PNEUMATIC DUCT LEAKING AT CLAMP LOCATED AT STA 1410 (AFT PIT-LT SIDEWALL). ADJUSTING CLAMP MOVES LEAK TO DIFFERENT POSITION. FOUND DUCT FLANGE CRACKED AT STA 1420, DUCT RUNS FROM STA.1310-1420, VERIFIED LEAK WAS NOT FROM DF325 SPLIT DUCT. ACFT HAS HISTORY OF OVERPRESSURE VALVES TRIPPED AND UPPER VALVE HAS RECENTLY REPLACED. INOPED LOWER CABIN OVERPRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IAW MEL CARD. ALSO BITE BOTH AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLERS AND VERIFIED NO FAULTS INDICATED. REPLACED LOWER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IAW AMM.