Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 3, 2022
Submitted
January 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
54,606 hours, 16,049 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32156184
Part serial
7505
Condition
Stuck
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
39,316 hours, 11,545 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

ON DESCENT WITH THRUST LEVERS IN FLIGHT IDLE NO 2 ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON, BUT THE VALVE FAILED TO OPEN, THE BLUE "COWL VALVE OPEN" LIGHT TURNED BRIGHT BLUE, BUT NEVER DIMMED. THE NO 2 ENGINE ANTI-ICE SWITCH WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES. ON THIRD ATTEMPT, THE VALVE OPENED INDICATED BY A DIM BLUE LIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED ENG #2 COWL TAI VALVE REF B737-800 AMM 30-21-11, OPS CHECK GOOD.