Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 7, 2017
Submitted
June 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
33,892 hours, 10,231 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
332A235011
Condition
Broken
Location
Pneumatic Duct
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START WITH BOTH ENGINES AT IDLE THE PNEUMATIC DUCT PRESSURES READ 18 PSI RIGHT, 8 PSI LEFT. ENGINE BLEED VALVES WERE BOTH ON, APU BLEED VALVE WAS OFF. BOTH PACKS WERE IN AUTO AND THE ISOLATION VALVE WAS CLOSED (AUTO SWITCH POSITION). RUNNING ENGINES UP AND RETURNING TO IDLE HAD NO EFFECT. CYCLING ENGINE BLEED VALVES HAD NO EFFECT. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND BROKEN TUBE ASSEMBLY ON #1 ENGINE FWD OF AND ATTACHED TO HIGH STAGE VALVE. REPLACED TUBE ASSEMBLY. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN PER B737-800 AMM 71-00-00. DUCT PRESSURE NORMAL. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.