Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 15, 2016
Submitted
July 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
13,012 hours, 4,215 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32895625
Part serial
10605
Condition
Failed
Location
Precooler
Part time
28,072 hours, 11,392 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT OF 21 PSI AT CRUISE. LEFT 25 PSI, RIGHT 46 PSI AT FL 360, 90 PERCENT N1 BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE LOW IN CLIMB, FL 350 LEFT 20 PSI, RIGHT 24 PSI AT 101 PERCENT N1. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED T/C NG-36WC-00001 ENGINE BLEED AIR SYS HEALTH CHECK OF BOTH NR 1 & 2 ENGINES. BOTH LT & RT PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVES FAILED HEALTH CHECK. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED BOTH LT & RT PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVES, IAW AMM 36-12-02/401. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPS TEST ON LT & RT ENGINE BLEED AIR CONTROL SYSTEMS, TESTED NORMAL, IAW AMM 36-11-00-710-801.