Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 30, 2009
Submitted
June 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
1,253 hours, 363 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
32156184
Part serial
6425
Condition
Sticking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,245 hours, 352 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT FL 39000FT NR 1 ENG ANTI ICE VALVE (LEFT ENG) STAYED BRIGHT BLUE FOR 20SEC THEN WENT DIM. OAI 63 C, POSSIBLE COLD TEMP STUCK VALVE RELATED. GROUND VERIFIED FAULT TAI VALVE STICKING. VALVE ASSY COWL THRM ANTI ICE P/N VERIFIED BY SEAMC. REMOVED VALVE REF MM 30 21 11 000 801. INSTALLED VALVE REF MM 30 21 11 400 801. GROUND VERIFIED TAI VALVE, OPS CHECKS REF MM 30 21 11 400 801, LEAK CHKS GOOD. SEAMC NOTIFIED.