Service difficulty report · Pilot Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 21, 2012
Submitted
September 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
78,213 hours, 22,545 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pilot Valve
Part number
33990046U2
Part serial
184
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DURING DESCENT LEFT DUCT PRESS CONTINUALLY PULSATES BETWEEN 20-35 PSI. N1 IS 68% STAB AT IDLE. NECESSARY TO LOCK HIGH STG SYSTEM CLOSED TO ISOLATE IF PROBLEM EXIST IN HIGH STG SYS OR PRSOV. LOCKED HIGH STG PER MEL AND ACCOMP HIGH POWER RUN AND NO FLUX NOTED AT ANY POWER SETTING WITH OR WITHOUT USERS. PACKS ON OR OFF. PNEU SYSTEM MARRIED AND STABLE. CHECKS GOOD.