Service difficulty report · Plug · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 22, 2019
Submitted
June 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
49,962 hours, 14,626 cycles
Part
Plug
Condition
Missing
Location
Shutoff Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM SEATTLE THE LEFT DUCT PRESSURE INDICATED 80 PSI AND RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE INDICATED 42 PSI. CONSULTED WITH FODO AND MAINT CONTROL VIA SAT BECAUSE AT LIMITATION EXCEEDANCE. DURING CLIMBOUT TO FLT 370 LEFT DUCT STARTED TO DROP AND ONCE LEVELING AT FL370 DUCT PRESSURE (LEFT AND RIGHT) STABILIZED AT 39 PSI. GROUNDED - YES. OPENED T/R REF B737-800 AMM 78-31-00. DURING GVI INSPECTION OF PRSOV FOUND PRSOV LEAKING FROM MISSING PLUG. INSTALLED NEW PRSOV PLUG. PERFORMED OPS/LEACK CHECK, REF AMM 36-11-04. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF FIM 36-10 TASK 807 STEP F(5-12) NO DUCT SPLIT NOTED GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.