Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 1, 2022
Submitted
May 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36356
Aircraft time
21,281 hours, 6,693 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
1074847
Part serial
3824
Condition
Failed
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
68,827 hours, 32,805 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

CABIN CLIMB RATE ON PRESSURIZATION FLUCTUATED UP/DOWN ENTIRE FLIGHT. CABIN RATE +/- 100 FPM UP TO +300 FPM WITH ADDITION OF THRUST AND -500 FPM WITH THRUST REDUCTION. DURING CLIMB DUCT PRESS SPLIT +/- 10 PSI WITH MAX SPLIT OF +/- 15 PSI IN CRUISE WITH LARGE POWER REDUCTION. CABIN ALTITUDE AND DIFFERENTIAL WERE STEADY DURING CRUISE OPERATING NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. PERF'D BITE PROCEDURE PER B737-900 FIM 21-31 TASK 801 NO FAULTS PRESENT. PER PHONE CALL W/ CREW VERIFIED RIGHT DUCT PRESS WAS FLUCTUATING WITH DUCT SPLITS C/W ASA T/C NG-36WC-00001 NO DEFECTS NOTED C/W #1 ENG BLEED T/C NG-36WC-0001 FOUND #1 ENG HIGH STAGE REG FAILING REPLACED PER B737-900 AMM 36-11-07 REPLACED HIGH STAGE VLV PER AMM 36-11-06 BOTH CK NRML PER BLEED AIR SYS ASA T/C. PERF'D ENGINE BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPS TEST PER AMM 36-11-00-710-801 ALL OPS TEST NRML.