Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 29, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23318
Part
Valve
Part number
16007045
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
C, X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN. CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO PHL. TOTAL SINGLE ENG TIME WAS 20 MIN. AT GATE, STREAKS OF BLUE ICE WERE NOTICED DOWN THE SIDE OF A/C AND FWD LAV DOOR WAS BULGING WITH BLUE ICE. MX DETERMINED THE FLAME-OUT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE TO BE CAUSED BY BLUE ICE INGESTION FROM A LEAKING FWD LAV FILL LINE CHECK VLV. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILL LINE CHECK VLV, PRESSURE LEAK CHK GOOD. CLEANED FWD LAV DUMP DRAIN SEAL. BOROSCOPE INSPECTED NR 2 ENG PER MM 71-00-47, PAGES 106-107. MINOR UNBLENDED FOD TO L/E OF 8TH AND 9TH STAGE BLADES NOTED. PERF MAX POWER ASSURANCE ENG RUN TEST, ENG RUN GOOD. ENG OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. (M)

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