Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 14, 2012
Submitted
May 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24861
Aircraft time
74,340 hours, 23,019 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bypass Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Heat Exchanger
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION EXCEEDS LIMIT. REPLACED FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER PER MM AND FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER BYPASS VALVE PER MM. ACCMP'D TEST 3 PER AMM NO LEAKS NOTED AND NO FAULTS AFTER LEFT ENG IDLE RUN.