Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 21, 2011
Submitted
May 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
74,102 hours, 21,421 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

INTERMITTENT THUMPING NOISE IN COCKPIT WHEN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT PACK TURNED ON OR OFF. RECIRC OFF DOESN'T HELP. LEFT A-C PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE, UPPER SUPPORT ROD ASSY FOUND TO BE WORN OUT. SUSPECT CAUSE OF HUMMING SOUND WHEN PACK IS TURNED ON. REPLACED SUPPORT ROD. ALSO FOUND GROUND AIR SERVICE FLAPPER STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REPAIRED VALVE. NO ABNORMAL NOISES NOTED. NOISE LEVEL WITHIN LIMITS.