Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 21, 2009
Submitted
May 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
11,333 hours, 3,297 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 33000, NOTICED DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT RIGHT SIDE AT 45 PSI AND LEFT SIDE AT 7 PSI. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS CLIMBING. DESCENDED TO 25,000. CABIN PRESSURE OK N1'S 82.0, N2 91.0. OAT 29 DEG CELSIUS GROUNDED ACFT. NR 1 ENG PERFORMED FIM TASK REF FIM-36-10-00-810-804. PRECOOLER VALVE PRSOV BLEEDAIR REG ALL CHECK GOOD. FOUND MASSIVE LEAK IN CONTROL FLEXIBLE SENSE LINE FOR PRSOV. REPLACED LINE REF FIM PG 11 STEP 2. 36-10-00-810. LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR CONFIRMATION REF FIM-36-10-00-810-804 ITEM G. PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED. PRIOR TO LEAK CHECK AND REPAIR CONFIRMATION.