Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 2, 2014
Submitted
June 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
23,507 hours, 7,316 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3966081
Part serial
2655
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
27,907 hours, 8,310 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT, N1 SETTINGS ON TAKE OFF PAGE DID NOT MATCH. ACFT GROUNDED. VERFIED LT PACK INTERMITTENTALLY TURNED ON- SHOWS ON FMC DISCRETE PAGE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NOTED FMC DISCRETE SHOWED LT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE ON WITH THE VALVE CLOSED. JUMPERED CONNECTOR D486L PIN 3 TO 1 GROUND AND DISCRETE TURNED TO OFF. REPLACED THE LEFT FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VALVE IAW MM 21-51-01. LEAK AND OPS CKS GOOD. TAXI OF ACFT SHOWED NO FURTHER DEFECTS.