Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
January 19, 2020
Submitted
January 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1427A
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
28098
Aircraft time
80,612 hours, 17,366 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
A2873550
Condition
Leaking
Location
Shutoff Valve
Stage of operation
CR
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 BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AND WITH AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED NORMALLY, THE LEFT DUCT PRESSURE WOULD OSCILLATE BETWEEN 10 AND 40 PSI WHILE RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE WAS STEADY AT 35 PSI. THE OSCILLATION TOOK APPROX 20 SECONDS FROM 10 TO 40 PSI THEN REMAINED AT 40 FOR 20 SECONDS, THEN DROPPED BACK TO 10 PSI FOR 20 SECONDS AND REPEATED, FROM AFTER PACKS WERE TURNED ON TO TOP OF CLIMB. IN CRUISE, THE LEFT DUCT PRESS REMAINED EVEN WITH THE RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE AT 35 PSI. FOUND SEALS ON #1 ENGINE HPSOV WORN AND CAUSING LEAKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEALS IAW 767 AMM 36-11-07. RAN #1 ENGINE, NO FLUX NOTED. BITE BOX NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME.