Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 11, 2012
Submitted
February 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
14,902 hours, 4,652 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3989083
Part serial
1612
Condition
Defective
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
60,641 hours, 34,477 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

DURING CLIMB LEFT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH AND ATTEMPTED 2 RESETS PER MAINT CONTROL. PACK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND RE ILLUMINATED BOTH TIMES. LEFT RAM AIR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIVERSION TIME: 31 MINUTES. PERFORMED PROPER FIM FOR CLIMBOUT 21 53 00 810 817, NO FAULTS ON BITE CK. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED LEFT PACK TCV REF MM 21 51 10. UPON REMOVAL OF VALVE FOUND THE INTERNAL TWO FLOATING SEALS ON THE VALVE BROKEN CAUSING VALVE TO STICK. OPS LEAK & BITE CHECK GOOD.