Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 76731K

Difficulty date
November 23, 2020
Submitted
November 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1489A
Make and model
Boeing 76731K
Aircraft serial
27206
Aircraft time
108,485 hours, 21,572 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Sticking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

RT ENGINE BLEED VALVE STICKS CLOSED AFTER START AND REQUIRES HIGH PRESSURE/POWER TO OPEN (HIGHER THAN IDLE). PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND FOUND BOTH ENGINES TO OPERATE NORMAL AT THIS TIME. ALSO PERFORMED BITE MODULE TEST, SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL AT THIS TIME, REF AMM 71-00-00.

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