Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 6, 2010
Submitted
April 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
11,779 hours, 3,490 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Unknown
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE NR 1 START OBSERVED NO N2 ROTATION AND DUCT PRESSURE 0. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE. ALSO OBSERVED THE APU DUAL BLEED LIGHT TO BE FLICKERING ON AND OFF. ONCE ENGINE STARTED SWITCH WAS DISENGAGED DUCT PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. HOWEVER DUAL BLEED LIGHT CONTINUED TO OCCASIONALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST PER AMM 49 60 00 810 801, NO FAULTS OR MESSAGES NOTED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 80 07 00 810 801, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE START OPERATION NORMAL NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.