Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 17, 2011
Submitted
October 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
17,476 hours, 5,703 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32895626
Part serial
11729
Condition
Damaged
Location
Precooler
Part time
9,112 hours, 2,854 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AFTER ENGINE START ON MAUI DUCT SPLIT OF 11 PSI WITH LEFT SIDE LOW. ON CLIMBOUT SPLIT TO 19PSI (LEFT LOW). AT CRUISE SPLIT STARTED AT 13 AND DECREASE DURING FLIGHT TO 6 PSI. ON DESCENT NEEDLES WERE MATCHED. MINIMUM PRESSURE 25 PSI ON LEFT 45 PSI ON RIGHT. ON DEFERRAL. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER T/C NG 36 WC 00001 & FIM TASK 36-10-00-810-80. FOUND NR 1 BAR OUT OF LIMITS PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED. REPLACED PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 36-12-02. REPLACED BLEED AIR REGULATOR ON NR 1 ENG. PER AMM 36 11 03. BLEED AIR REGULATOR OPS CHECKED GOOD. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE. REPAIR CONFIRMATION PERFORMED PER FIM TASK 36-10-00-810-804 & OPS CHECKED GOOD.