Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
July 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23116
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
658385
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
15,898 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI - FL 2160 - ON T/O ROLL, THE NR 2 ENG HAD ABNORMAL LOW EPR AND N1 READINGS AND VERY HIGH EGT. FUEL FLOW AND N2 WERE NORMAL. EXCEEDING 100 KNOTS, CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TAKEOFF. DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW PULLED BACK ON POWER AND READINGS CONTINUED. CAPT ELECTED TO RETURN TO MCI AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. NO EMERG DECLARED. MX INSPECTED NR 2 ENG PS-3 FILTER AND PT2 AND PT7 LINES. CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED LUBRICATION FOR BLEED VALVES PER MM 75-31-0, PAGE 601. RAN ENG PER MM 71-09-256 AND 72-05-03A, MAX EGT TEST. OP CHECKED GOOD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NEXT DAY THE NR 2 ENG WOULD NOT MAKE T/O POWER. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENG RATION BLEED CONTROL VLV PER MM 75-31-11. RAN ENG AT T/P POWER. OPS CHE

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