Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Reg · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
September 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24553
Part
Bleed Air Reg
Part number
1074922
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Eng
Part time
17,734 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - FL 152 - AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 8,000 FEET WHEN THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED NR 1 ENGINE BLEED VALVE FAILURE. CREW RECEIVED NO INDICATIONS BY WAY OF WARNING LIGHTS. CAPTAIN WENT THROUGH CHECKS AND PROCEDURES WITH NO HELP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAPTIAN THEN MADE DECISION TO RETURN TO FIELD AT PHX. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TESTED SYSTEM PER MM WITH PNEUMATIC TEST SET AND FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE BLEED AIR REGULATOR HAD FAILED. REPLACED SAME. RAN SYS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. PNEUMATIC SYS CHECKED GOOD.

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