Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 28, 2018
Submitted
November 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
20,358 hours, 6,679 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1074847
Part serial
14562
Condition
Leaking
Location
High Stage
Part time
18,546 hours, 6,093 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES, AND PLACING BOTH PACKS IN AUTO, ISOL VALVE AUTO, ENGINE BLEED SWITCHES ON, APU BLEED OFF, THE RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE WAS 20 PSI AND THE LEFT WAS 8 PSI WITH ENGINES AT IDLE. PACKS AND ENGINE BLEED VALVES WERE CYCLED OFF, THEN BACK ON/AUTO WITH NO CHANGE. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND HIGH STAGE REGULATOR LEAKING FROM DIAPHRAGM. REMOVED AND REPLACED NO. 1 ENG. HIGH STAGE REGULATOR REF B737-900 AMM 36-11-07. INSTALLATION TEST OK. FOUND HIGH STAGE VALVE FAILED STEP 04.K. REMOVED AND REPLACED NO.1 ENG. HIGH STAGE VALVE REF. AMM 36-11-06. INSTALLATION TEST OK. REQUIRES ENG. BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPERATIONAL TEST, REF. AMM 36-11-00-710-901.