Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
September 30, 2017
Submitted
October 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1229A
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
28884
Aircraft time
66,640 hours, 14,190 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
7738556
Part serial
90121
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE BLEED STARTED SURGING BETWEEN 10 T0 30 PSI UNTIL FL 240, AND THEN STABILIZED. LEFT BLEED MATCHED WITH RIGHT IN CRUISE EACH WAYPOINT 35-40 PSI AT FL 360 NO EICAS MESSAGES OR STATUS MESSAGE. REPLACED FAMV AND CLEANED TERMINAL STRIPS. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 76-11-16, & 36-11-09.