Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 21, 2013
Submitted
December 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
3,409 hours, 1,090 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
3989083
Part serial
18801
Condition
Faulted
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
3,420 hours, 1,092 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT DECK TOO COLD, CANNOT MAKE WARMER IN AUTO MODE. OK IN MANUAL MODE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLERS IAW MM 21-51-00-700-803. THE CONTROLLER FAULTED THE CONTROL CABIN TRIM VALVE. REPLACED TRIM AIR MODULATING VALVE FOR THE CONTROL CABIN, REF MM 21-61-21-400-801. AGAIN PERFORMED BITE TEST OF PACK/ ZONE TEMP CONTROLLERS. NO FAULTS NOTED. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.