Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 13, 2019
Submitted
April 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
21,792 hours, 7,157 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32144464
Part serial
14785
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 High Stage
Part time
21,438 hours, 7,005 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE RUN NOTICED DUCT SPLIT UP TO APPROXIMATELY 40% BEFORE PRESSURES EVENED UP. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENG HIGH STAGE VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 36-11-06 REQUIRES BLEED AIR CROSSOVER TEST AND HIGH STAGE VALVE OPS CHECK. LEAK CHECK OF HIGH STAGE VALVE GOOD. PERFORMED CROSSOVER TEST PER AMM 36-11-00-710-801.