Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 8, 2021
Submitted
October 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
53,750 hours, 15,850 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
332A235011
Condition
Damaged
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT RIGHT PRESSURE FLUCTUATED 40-45 PSI, LEFT PRESSURE PEGGED @ 80 PSI. ON CLIMB PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSING IN EARS WITH A PULSING SENSATION. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 38 MINUTES - ACCOMPLISHED NO. 1 ENG BLEED AIR SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK UTILIZING 737 PNEUMATIC KIT. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING HEALTH CHECK FOUND CONTROL PRESSURE SENSE LINE FROM THE HIGH STAGE REGULATOR TO BE DAMAGED. R/R TUBE ASSY P/N 332A2350-11. ACCOMPLISHED #1 ENG BLEED AIR CROSSOVER TEST REF AMM 36-11-00-710-801 & TEST FAILED. DUCT PRESSURE IS STILL PEGGED OUT AT 80 PSI WITH ENG AT 80% N1. FOUND #1 ENG PRSOV MISSING A PLUG ON THE D/S SIDE OF PRSOV. INSTALL NEW PLUG REF MM 36-11-04-400-801. TEST PASSED.