Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 26, 2011
Submitted
September 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
17,207 hours, 5,220 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
32145525
Part serial
9664
Condition
Blown
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
17,225 hours, 5,228 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DUCT PRESSURE INDICATIONS BETWEEN L AND R WERE SPLIT UP TO 18PS L=23 PSI R=41PSI FL 38.0 N1=L89.5/R89.5 N2=L92.3/R92.3 FF=L2.63/R2.63 SAT = 55C TAT= 28C PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT THE SPLIT REDUCED TO < 8PSI R39 L=32PSIGI. PERFORMED PNEU HEALTH CHECK ON NR 1 ENG. FOUND PRSOV WITH A BLOWN DIAPHRAM + INLINE CONTROL PRESS AT 17 PSI WITH PS AT 70 PSI. BLEED AIR REG FAILED CONTROL PRESS TEST & PRESS SWITCH FAILED PS = 220 WITH PC AT 12 PSI REF AMM 36 11 00. REPLACED REF 36 11 04. REPLACED BLEED AIR REGULATOR REF AMM 36 11 03. PERFORMED TOTAL SYSTEM ENG BLEED AIR SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK. REF: AMM 36 11 00. OPS CHECK GOOD.