Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 19, 2021
Submitted
April 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
27,636 hours, 8,911 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32144464
Part serial
1221C
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
31,842 hours, 12,537 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING ENGINES, LEFT BLEED DUCT PRESSURE INDICATES 9 PSI WITH ENGINE POWER AT IDLE, A/C PACKS IN AUTO AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE OFF. RIGHT BLEED DUCT PRESSURE INDICATES 20 PSI. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED VALVE HEALTH CHECK. RAN ENGINE AT IDLE NO HELP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HAND HIGH STAGE VALVE PER B737-900 AMM 36-11-06. FOUND HIGH STAGE SENSE LINE LEAKING. RE-TORQUED RAN ENGINE AT IDLE POWER PNEUMATIC NOW CHECKS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.