Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 5, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
28,506 hours, 9,179 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
31721861
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Pnuematic
Stage of operation
TX
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

LEFT BLEED AIR DUCT PRESSURE INDICATES 9PSI ON THE GROUND WITH ENGINE POWER AT IDLE, A/C PACKS IN AUTO, AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE OFF. RIGHT BLEED AIR DUCT PRESSURE INDICATES NORMAL APROX 20PSI. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF BLEED AIR SYSTEM OF #1 ENGINE, REF B737-900 AMM 36-00-00. FOUND CONTROL PRESSURE SENSE TUBE ON HIGH PRESSURE VALVE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL PRESSURE SENSE TUBE ON #1 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE VALVE, REF AMM 36-11-06. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED DUPLICATE ENGINE RUN @ IDLE, PACKS IN AUTO, ANTI-ICE OFF. RIGHT BLEED AIR DUCT PRESSURE AT 20 PSI, LEFT PRESSURE AT 19PSI. OP CHECK GOOD.