Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 8, 2022
Submitted
February 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
21,940 hours, 6,897 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
32145526
Part serial
17618
Condition
Faulty
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
21,940 hours, 6,897 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT CRUISE (FL360 M .78 85.9% N1) LEFT DUCT PRESSURE DROPS BY ABOUT 8 PSI EVERY FEW MINUTES (2 TO 8 MINS) WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN CABIN RATE OF CLIMB AND FLIGHT DECK AIR NOISE. DUCT PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS WERE LESS FREQUENT AT FL 380 (M .79 89.2% N1) BUT STILL OCCURRED. CABIN ALTITUDE AND DIFFERENTIAL REMAINED STABLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRSOV PER B737-900 AMM 36-11-04. OPS CHECK NORMAL THIS TIME.