Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 22, 2014
Submitted
June 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
28,705 hours, 8,675 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
1074847
Part serial
6976
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
31,762 hours, 16,570 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

DUCT SPLIT OF 23 PSI OBSERVED AT FL390 AT M785. RIGHT DUCT SHOWS 21 PSI AND LT SHOWS 44 PSI. THE DUCT SPLIT VARIES FROM 23 PSI-18 PSI AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS WITH THE RT ALWAYS INDICATING LESS THEN THE LT DUCT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED TC NG-36WC-00001 BLEED HEALTH SYS TEST ON NR 2 ENGINE. FOUND HIGH STAGE REG VALVE FAILED REVERSE FLOW DIAPHGRAM CK, REPLACED HIGH STAGE REG VALVE, REF 36-1107. PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW FIM TASK 36-10-807.