Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737296

Difficulty date
January 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238US
Make and model
Boeing 737296
Aircraft serial
22398
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
658385
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
3,152 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MSP - FL 856 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSP, THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT BEGAN TO RISE AND THE EPR STARTED TO DROP. DURING CLIMB, CAPTAIN HAD TO KEEP PULLING THE NR 2 THROTTLE BACK TO KEEP EGT WITHIN LIMITS. WHEN FLIGHT LEVELED OFF WITH POWER REDUCED TO LET THINGS STABILIZE, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS APPEARED ALMOST NORMAL AS COMPRED TO NR 1 ENGINE. WHEN POWER WAS ADDED AGAIN, EGT STARTED RISING RAPIDLY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT MSP. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTROL VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RAN ENGINES. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. (M)