Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 13, 2001
Submitted
November 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22956
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
3017767040
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
38,898 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

CLE - FLT 1204 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLE, AT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AUTO THROTTLE KICKED OFF AND THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST WENT TO FIREWALL. THE NR 2 ENGINE N2 INDICATED 100 PERCENT AND THE N1 WAS AT LEAST 10 PERCENT LESS THAN NR 1 ENGINE N1. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD TO CLE. ON DOWNWIND LEVEL FLIGHT, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL BUT ON FINAL APPROACH THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN POWER FLUCTUATING WITH AUTO THROTTLE OFF. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE VARIABLE BLEED VALVE FUEL GEAR MOTOR PER MM 75-32-02. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. OPERATED BOTH ENGINES AT POWER. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL AND MATCHED. (M)

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