Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 11, 2021
Submitted
December 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
30,435 hours, 9,700 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1211313010
Part serial
APMYP413
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Part time
30,485 hours, 9,717 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON WALK AROUND FOUND #2 ENGINE LEAKING FUEL. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND LEFT VSV DRAIN LEAKING FUEL ON #2 ENGINE 20 DROPS A MINUTE. PERFORMED #2 ENGINE IDLE POWER RUN FOR 5 MINUTES. NO LEAK FOUND AFTER ENGINE RUN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT SIDE VSV REF B737-900 AMM 75-31-01-400-801-F00/AMM 75-31-01-400-801-F00