Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
June 29, 2014
Submitted
June 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
27,853 hours, 8,724 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32144464
Part serial
9855
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
27,969 hours, 8,762 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT, RT DUCT PRESSURE SHOWED 42 PSI- LT DUCT SHOWED 20 PDI. DURING CRUISE, NOTED DUCT PRESSURES WE NORMAL AT 35 PSI EA. ACFT GROUNDED. PILOTS REPORT LT DUCT PRESSURE 22 PSI RT DUCT PRSSURE 39 PSI AT 38,000 FT .79 MACH, LT DUCT PRESSURE 24 PSI RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE 35 PSI AT 38,000 FEET .77 MACH. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TC NG-36WC-00001, FOUND PRE-COOLER CONTROL VALVE FAILED STEP 03.F.(5), "PCV DID NOT OPEN WHEN PC IS 3 PSIG OR GREATER" AND HIGH STAGE VALVE FAILED STEP J AT 11 PSIG AND PASSED STEP K. R & R NR 1 PRE-COOLER CONTROL VALVE REF AMM 36-12-02. R & R NR 1 HIGH STAGE VALVE REF AMM 36-11-06. PERFORMED ENGINE 1 BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPS TEST, TEST PASSED.