Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 29, 2016
Submitted
October 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44110
Aircraft time
3,620 hours, 1,226 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
1074926
Part serial
17917
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
3,621 hours, 1,227 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, RT DUCT PRESSURE INDICATED 5 PSI. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED NR 2 ENGINE HEALTH CHECK T/C NG-36WC-00001. REPLACED HIGH STAGE REGULATOR IAW AMM 36-11-07. INSTALLATION TESTED GOOD. CROSSOVER TEST PASSED, IAW AMM 36-11-00-710-801. RAN NR 2 ENGINE AT 80% FOR ADDITIONAL 5 MINUTES AND RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE WENT TO 10P SI AFTER CYCLING BLEED AIR SWITCH. REMOVED & REPLACED THE NR 2 BLEED AIR REGULATOR, IAW AMM 36-11-03-000-801 & AMM 36-11-03-400-801. RAN NR 2 ENGINE AT 80% & CYCLED BLEED AIR SWITCH. DUCT PRESSURE WENT TO 8 PSI WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION AND CAME BACK TO 48 PSI WITH SWITCH ON. CYCLED SWITCH 5X AND DUCT PRESSURE RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.