Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 4, 2009
Submitted
November 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
3,155 hours, 950 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32895625
Part serial
11580
Condition
Stuck
Location
Bled Air Sys
Part time
3,133 hours, 942 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

AS DESCENT WAS INITIATED AT FL 400 NR 1 ENG BLEED TRIPPED OFF WITH A CORRESPONDING DROP IN LEFT DUCT PRESSURE. QRH OPERATED AND BLEED TRIP LIGHT EXTINGUISHED NO ENG OR WING A/I OF FLIGHT MIG 2C 237137 INITIATED. WHILE PERFORMING FIM TASK 36 10 00 810 801 FOUND PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE STUCK IN BETWEEN CLOSED OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRE COOLER CONTROL VALVE REF 36 12 02 OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. SEAMC CONTACTED.