Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 10, 2013
Submitted
May 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
18,318 hours, 5,727 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
35,846 hours, 18,660 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FL 370, DUCT PRESSURE DIFFERENCE OF 24 PSI LT 24 PSI RT 48 PSI. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED T/C NG-36WC-00001 ENGINE BLEED AIR HEALTH CHECK ON NR 1 ENGINE. FOUND THE PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE NOT OPENING BY 3 PSI AND THE HIGH STAGE REGULATOR NOT WITHIN LIMITS. REPLACED PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE REF AMM 36-12-02, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL. REPLACED HIGH STAGE REGULATOR REF AMM 36-11-07. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL.