Service difficulty report · Precooler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 21, 2009
Submitted
August 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
11,231 hours, 3,416 cycles
Part
Precooler
Part number
32895625
Part serial
11799
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
1,846 hours, 558 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AT 100.7 PERCENT NI DUCT SPLIT OF 18 PSI LEFT 17 RIGHT 35. IN CRUISE AT 41,000FT AT 88.5 PERCENT NI LEFT DUCT 16 RIGHT DUCT 34 PSI AGAIN 18 PSI SPLIT. NO CROSSOVER NOTED ON NR 1 ENGINE DURING HIGH STAGE CROSSOVER CHECK. PERFORMED ENG BLEED AIR SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK PER AMM 36 11 00 700 801, ALL ITEMS PASSED LEAK CHECKED, ALL SENSE LINES NO LEAKS. REPLACED 450 DEGREE THERMOSTAT AS PRECAUTIONARY PER AMM 36 11 05 000 801. PERFORMED PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK PER AMM 36 12 00 700 801 FOUND PRECOOLER FAILED. REMOVED & REPLACED PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 36 12 02 400 801, PERFORMED ENGINE BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPERATIONAL TEST. IDLE LEFT & RIGHT 19 PSI AT 80 PERCENT LEFT 44 AND RIGHT 34 PSI WITHIN LIMITS PER MM 36 11 00 710 801 STEP D.