Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 10, 2011
Submitted
October 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
17,337 hours, 5,273 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1074847
Part serial
10252
Condition
Failed
Location
Duct Pressure
Part time
1,166 hours, 397 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB DUCT PRESSURE READ 43 PSI (R) & 20PSI (L). N1 100.2 / 100.2 N2 97.2 / 97.2. AT CRUISE DUCT PSI WAS 40 / 34. N1 88.6 / 88.6 N2 92.1 / 92.1. DESCENT 18 / 18 N1 41.2 / 40.8 N2 75.1 / 75.1. MATCHED DURING TAXI IN. DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRESSURE PROBLEMS OR ANOMALIES AT ANY TIME. REPLACED PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR ON NR 1 ENGINE IAW AMM 36-12-03. LEAK CHECKED GOOD NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFICATION FLIGHT UNSATISFACTORY. PERF. NR 1 ENG BLEED AIR SYS HEALTH CHECK. FOUND PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE FAILING. REPLACED PCCV REF MM 36-12-02. PERFORMED SECOND BLEED AIR SYS HEALTH CHECK ON PCCV REF MM 36-11-00. VALVE CHECK PASS. PERFORMED ENG BLEED AIR CROSS OVER OPS TEST ON NR 1 ENG. PSI WITHIN RANGE REF MM 36-11-00-710-801. COMPLETED NR 1 ENG BLEED AIR HEALTH CHECK. NR 1 ENG HIGH STAGE REGULATOR FAILED OVERPRESSURE FUNCTION. REPLACED NR 1 ENG HSR PER MM 36-11-07-000-801 OPS CHECKED GOOD. WHILE PERFORMING T/C NG 36WC-00001 STEP 02 N BLEED AIR REGULATOR FAILED STEP N.(4). REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE BLEED AIR REGULATOR REF MM 36-11-03-400-801.