Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 11, 2011
Submitted
October 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
10,101 hours, 3,063 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
672906002
Part serial
GWD34303A
Condition
Stuck
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
43,556 hours, 21,938 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON ENG START APU COULD ONLY GET N2 TO 22 PERCENT ON BOTH ENG'S. STARTED APU & TURNED APU AIR ON & HEARD LOUD HISSING NOISE FROM LT WING FOUND LT WING ANTI ICE VLV STUCK OPEN WITH NO INDICATION OF VLV OPEN. REPLACED LT WING ANTI ICE VLV REF MM 30 11 11, OPS CHECK GOOD.