Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 15, 2017
Submitted
December 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
14,645 hours, 4,791 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
1296943
Part serial
16213
Condition
Failed
Location
Precooler
Part time
14,634 hours, 4,788 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

DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT, L 19 PSI, R 42 PSI READINGS CONSISTENT IN CLIMB AND CRUISE.ACFT GROUNDED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING T/C #NG-36WC-00001 STEPS 1 TO 5 (G) (2) SUSPECTED 450 DEGREE F THERMOSTAT FAILED AND PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR FAILED. R AND R THE 450 DEGREE F THERMOSTAT ON THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW AMM 36-11-05-000-801-/400-801. R AND R PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR ON NR 1 ENGINE IAW AMM 36-12-03-000-801/400-801. LEAK CHECKED, NO LEAKS FOUND. COMPLETED T/C NG-36WC-0001. OPS CHECKED GOOD.