Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 12, 2013
Submitted
April 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
25,231 hours, 7,582 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32895626
Part serial
4901
Condition
Failed
Location
Precooler
Part time
44,950 hours, 21,728 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

IAW ACARS RECEIVED FROM FLT 480 INBD SAN AND ALSO CONVERSATION W/ PILOT AFTER LANDING, DUCT SPLIT INDICATED L 23 PSI R 42 PSI AT FL370. GAP NARROWED AS FLIGHT PROGRESSED TO L 28 PSI R 40 PSI. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. DUCT SPLIT WITHIN LIMITS. PRECAUTIONARILY SCHEDULED BLEED AIR SYS CHECK. ACCOMPLISHED BLEED AIR SYS HEALTH CHECK ON NR 1 ENGINE REF T/C NG-36WC-0001 FOUND PRECOOLER VALVE AND HIGH STAGE VALVE BAD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. R & R AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL NR 1 ENGINE PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE REF AMM 36-12-02 AND R & R NR 1 HIGH STAGE VALVE. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. REF AMM 36-11-06. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE BLEED AIR CROSSOVER TEST AND OPS CHECKED GOOD REF AMM 36-11-00-710-801.