Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26947
Aircraft time
70,246 hours, 12,471 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Control Valve
Part number
11511007
Part serial
37
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

LEFT PACK SURGING CAUSING LEFT ENGINE PARAMETER FLUCTUATION. RESET PACK ONCE PER FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURE 2.20.14 INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL BRIEFLY, THEN FAILED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. UPPER PACK CONTROL VALVE FAIL INTERNALLY WITH THE VALVE CLOSED. NOTICED WHEN DOING LEAK CHECK ON UPPER FCV THAT THE LOWER FCV WAS FLUCTUATING OR SURGING. NEED MORE TIME TO T-S. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER FLOW CONTROL VALVE. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.