Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
33680
Aircraft time
26,954 hours, 10,469 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
3989083
Part serial
3268
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
37,925 hours, 18,084 cycles
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

(ATB TO ANC) LEFT AC PACK TRIP ANNUNCIATION OCCURRED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF AND COULD NOT BE RESET. AIRCRAFT CABIN PRESSURIZATION DROPPED TO 12K FEET ONE HALF HOUR INTO FLIGHT AT FL350 AND ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. PAX OXYGEN MASK DID NOT AUTO DEPLOY BUT FLIGHT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. DESCENDED AND RETURNED TO ANC. REPLACED DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE AND A RUPTURED FLEXIBLE DUCT BETWEEN THE CONDENSER AND THE HPWS MIX MUFF IN RT AIRCON BAY.