Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737900ER

Difficulty date
August 21, 2023
Submitted
August 23, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AS
Make and model
Boeing 737900ER
Aircraft serial
41730
Aircraft time
40,261 hours, 12,826 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32145526
Part serial
4552
Condition
Faulty
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
77,788 hours, 38,205 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

L & R DUCT PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL OUT OF LIMITS DURING ENTIRE CLIMB TO FL310. LEFT DUCT READ AS HIGH AS 65 PSI BUT FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 58 AND 65 DURING CLIMB, RIGHT DUCT WAS STEADY AT 37 PSI. AFTER LEVEL OFF 310, LEFT DUCT DECREASED TO WITH IN LIMITS TO 47 PSI AND RIGHT WAS STILL 37 PSI. GROUNDED - YES. DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND #1 ENGINE PRSOV NOT FULLY CLOSED REF B737-900 AMM 36-11-00-700-804 FOR HEALTH CHECK AND 36-00-00-860-807 PRSOV DOES NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRSOV ON #1 ENGINE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FOUND HOSE ASSEMBLY TO PRE-COOLER LEAKING. OPS CHECK OF PRSOV WAS GOOD REF AMM 36-11-04-400-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOSE ASSY P/N 16135-81 TO PRE-COOLER ENGINE RUN OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NOTED DUCT PRESSURE WAS EVEN BETWEEN L AND R WITH ENGINES AT 85 N2.

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