Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 26, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
89,860 hours, 18,327 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
79,218 hours, 14,972 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Part number
8988061
Part serial
709C
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING TO FLT LEVEL 320, THE NR 4 ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON, BOTH LOOP WERE INDICATING 8.5 ON THE GRAVINER SCALE, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FIRE PROCEDURE AS PER QRH AND NR 4 ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. SINCE THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON NR 4 FIRE HANDLE WENT OUT WHEN THROTTLE WAS CLOSED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRV IAW MM 36-11-03. REMOVED AND REPLACED HSV IAW MM 36-11-60. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRV IAW 36-11-19. REMOVED AND REPLACED A&B FIRE WARNING HARNESS PER MM 26-11-00, OPS CK OK. PERFORMED NR 4 ENG RUN-UP IAW MM 71-00-00 OPS, LEAK AND INDICATIONS TEST NORMAL.

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