Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 7, 2021
Submitted
July 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
47,660 hours, 14,424 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
1074926
Part serial
6261
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
61,390 hours, 24,083 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER T/O NOTICED LEFT DUCT PRESSURE WAS ABOUT 2 PSI-RIGHT WAS ABOUT 40 PSI. LEVELED OFF AT FL240, ABOUT 0:30 INTO THE FLIGHT, LEFT DUCT PRESSURE JUMPED TO NORMAL PRESSURE ABOUT 40 PSI. NOTICED AN INCREASE IN AIRFLOW IN THE FLIGHT DECK AT THE SAME TIME FROM THE AIR VENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REF B737-800 WDM 36-11-11, FOUND LEFT BLEED AIR VALVE C/B POPPED, UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY SHORT TO GROUND, BAR OPEN/CLOSE COILS WERE 35 & 41 OHMS RESPECTIVELY. FLEXED ENGINE HARNESS, UNABLE TO GET ANY RESISTANCE. VERIFIED POWER & COMMAND WIRING BETWEEN C/B & OVERHEAD PANEL & OVERHEAD PANEL & M324 MODULE. INSTALLED BAR HAS HISTORY OF POPPING C/B WITH NFF. REMOVED & REPLACED BLEED AIR REGULATOR PER B737-800 AMM 36-11-03. PERFORMED PNEUMATIC DUCT PRESSURE SYSTEM TEST PER B737-800 FIM 36-10 TASK 807. SYSTEM OPERATES PROPERLY. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.