Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 26, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26948
Aircraft time
64,567 hours, 9,349 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Valve
Part number
1110V07003
Condition
Binding
Location
Nr 2 Tvbc
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE O/B TVBC AIR VALVE POPOUT INDICATOR IN THE CLOSE POSITION. FOUND VALVE BINDING IN CLOSED POSITION. FREED UP VALVE, VALVE OPENS AND CLOSES COMPLETELY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. INDICATOR PIN IN THE EXTENDED POSITION INDICATING VALVE IS NOW OPEN.