Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 22, 2022
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
30,233 hours, 9,576 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32145526
Part serial
15716
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
7,099 hours, 2,385 cycles
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 RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE ROSE AS HIGH AS 55 PSI . PRESSURE SPLIT WAS 15-20 PSI BETWEEN L AND R DUCTS. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 36-10 TASK 803 STEP F TO LEAK CHECK SENSE LINES AND FITTING. FOUND PRSOV LEAKING AT THE CASE HALF. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE PRSOV PER B737-900 AMM 36-11-04. LEAK CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ENGINE BLEED AIRCROSSOVER OPS TEST PER AMM 36-11-00-710-801. DUCT PRESSURE ALL NORMAL AND WITHIN LIMITS ATALL N1% INTERVALS.