Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 9, 2020
Submitted
February 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29510
Aircraft time
60,225 hours, 24,779 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
E3209029
Part serial
13293
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Precooler
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIR RETURNED TO CLT, BLEED TRIP OFF AT CLIMB POWER. RESET FIRST TIME, HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WOULDNT RESET. CABIN ALTITUDE INCREASED TO ABOUT 17,000 WITH HORN. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY AND WE DESCENDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. TROUBLE SHOT IAW FIM 36-10-00-810-801. FOUND THE L/H PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE NOT IN THE OPEN POSITION .REMOVED AND REPLACED PCV IAW AMM 36-12-02-400-801.