Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 7, 2015
Submitted
June 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
29,090 hours, 8,896 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1074926
Part serial
9033
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Bleed Air
Part time
4,819 hours, 1,427 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 CLIMBOUT, OBSERVED RT PACK PRESSURE INDICATION FLUCTUATIONS, WITH THE LT PACK INDICATION STABLE AT 32 PSI. THE RT PACK NEEDLE WAS OCCILATING BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 37 TO 46 PSI IN CYCLES OF APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THIS OBSERVATION STAYED CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT CLIMB THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHED TO ZERO FLUCTUATION/OCCILATIONS UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE FL 360. CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATIONS NORMAL. LT PACK 31 PSI, RT PACK 38 PSI IN CRUISE AT FL 360 BOTH NEEDLES STABLE. ACFT GROUNDED. PNEUMATIC VALVES WERE WRENCH CHECKED. NO FAULTS FOUND. R & R NR 2 ENG B.A.R IAW TASK 36-11-03-000-801 AND TASK 36-11-03-400-801. R & R NR 2 ENGINE PRSOV IAW TASK 36-11-04-000-801 AND TASK 36-11-04-400-801 AS PRECAUTIONARY. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN, BLED AIR SYSTEM, OPS NORMAL. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.