Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 20, 2022
Submitted
February 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
32,871 hours, 10,554 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1074926
Part serial
18032
Condition
Inoperative
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
19,108 hours, 6,148 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

LEFT DUCT PRESSURE 4 PSI RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE 35 PSI FOR FIRST 50 MIN OF FLY, DUCT PRESSURE NORMAL FOR REMAINDER AT 35 PSI (VERBAL FROM PILOTS: 39,000 FT ALT FAULT OCCURRED). GROUNDED - YES. REF B737-900 FIM 36-10 TASK 804 DUCT PRESS LOW, #1 ENG BLEED AIR SOURCE. REF FIM 36-10 TASK 813 ENG BLEED AIR DISTRIBUTION SYS LEAK CK, REF FIM 36-10 TASK 812, PNEU T/C USING PNEU TESTER. SUPPLIED AIR TO PRECOOL VALVE, PRSOV & BLEED AIR REG NO DEFECTS NOTED. LEAK DETECTED ON PRSOV CONT PRESS SENSE LINE. R/R PRESS SENSE LINE REF B737-900 AMM 36-11-04. NO LEAK DETECTED. PERF HI ENG POWER RUN FOR ENG BLEED AIR CROSSOVER TEST. WITH BOTH ENG AT IDLE BLEED 1 AND OFF, APU BLEED OFF, BOTH PACKS OFF AND ISOL VALVE CLOSED, #1 ENG BAR FAILS TO OPEN/CLOSE (INTERMITENTLY). R/R #1 ENG BAR REF AMM 36-11-03/401. LEAK/INSTL TEST GOOD. ACCOMP CROSSOVER CHECK PER AMM 36-11-00-710-801 OPS CHECKED GOOD.