Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 31, 2011
Submitted
September 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27245
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
32143069
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
47,171 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SJU FLT 1078 EN ROUTE SJU TO PHL. DURING CLIMB, WITH LEFT PACK ON MEL, THE RIGHT PACK DUCT PRESSURE WAS 10 PSI. ALMOST NO AIRFLOW, HAD TO SELECT L BLEED TO SUPPLY AIR TO THE RIGHT PACK. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD SJU. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO PHL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE PRESSURE REGULATING AND SHUT-OFF VALVE.

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