Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 13, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25286
Aircraft time
81,554 hours, 13,106 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
2780540102
Part serial
62
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS AFTER ENG START, THE APU BLEED VALVE APPEARS TO BE STUCK CLOSED. WITH SW ON, NO DUCT PRESSURE AND APU BLD SW VALVE LIGHT IS ON, WITH SW CLOSED, NO DUCT PRESSURE AND APU BLEED SWITCH VALVE LIGHT STILL ON. CYCLED SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO HELP. RETURN TO BLOCK. DEFERRED IN ACC, WITH MEL. REPLACED APU SHUTOFF VALVE PER MM, OPS OK.