Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 11, 2011
Submitted
December 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26673
Aircraft time
63,262 hours, 23,323 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3987865
Part serial
350
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED OIL SMELL. ACP SMOKE OR FUMES PER FIM. REMOVED ENGINE AND AIR CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTION DUCTS FOR PRESENCE OF OIL. NO INDICATION OF OIL INSIDE OF THE DUCTS. NEED TO PERFORM ENG RUN FOR BLEED PRESS SPLIT. BLEED SHIFT OCCURS ON BOTH ENGS AT 80% N2. LT ENG PRECOOLER TEMP ABOUT 30 DEG HIGHER AT IDLE. AS POWER INCREASES, PRECOOLER TEMP REACHES 310 DEG AS LT BLEED DROPS. STRONG OVHT SMELL OCCURS DUE TO PACK OVERTEMP. RT BLEED APPROX 180DEG. LT BLD PRESS 25 PSI AND FALLING VS RT. SUSPECT FAMV FAILURE. ACCOMPLISHED OIL SMELL TASK. PILOT VALVE OVER TEMP SENSOR AND FAN AIR VALVE REPLACED. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN, OPS CHECK NORMAL. MEASURED COCKPIT NOISE LEVELS USING SIMPSON SOUND METER GRD ENGS RUNNING 2 PACS ON = 72DB, TAKEOFF = 88DB, CLIMB=85DB, CRUISE = 82DB NOISE LEVEL INCREASE TO 90DB WHEN ADJUSTING CABIN TEMPS TO COLD TO WARM. REPLACED LEFT PACK FLOW CNTL VALVE (P/N S210T130-608 / DASH# 187).