Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 31, 2021
Submitted
September 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
61620
Aircraft time
20,317 hours, 6,397 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
32145526
Part serial
2789
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Part time
76,749 hours, 36,388 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

DURING CLIMB FROM 6000' TO FL390 DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT BY UP TO 25-30PSI. LEFT DUCT VARIED FROM 62 TO 75PSI, RIGHT DUCT AT 40-45PSI. WHEN LEVEL AT 390 AND POWER REMOVED TO CRZ , DUCT PRESSURES NORMALIZED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-900 MM TASK 36-11-00-700-802, FOUND PRSOV VALVE DID NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY OR RETURN FULLY TO THE CLOSED POSITION. INSTALLED MIG51 TAGS TO BOTH ELEC HYD PUMPS AND FLAP HANDLE. REMOVE & REPLACE PRSOV REF B737-900 AMM TASKS 36-11-04-000-801, TASK 36-11-04-400-801 OPS AND LEAK CK OK. REMOVED MIG-51'S FROM COCKPIT - OK FOR SERVICE.