Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 31, 2002
Submitted
December 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26943
Aircraft time
23,927 hours, 3,747 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT A/C PACK PROBLEM AND ASSOC. ETOPS RESTRICTION. FCVS FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE RT PACK UPPER FLOW CONTROL VALVE (FCV) WAS DEFERRED OUT OF DEN EARLIER THAT DAY. THE RT PACK LOWER FCV FAILED DURING CLIMB OUT OF IAD. BOTH FCV WERE REPLACED IN JFK. BOTH VALVES HAD FAILED TORQUE MOTOR & DAMAGED BUTTERFLY DISK SEAL RING.