Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 28, 2014
Submitted
June 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
352054764
Aircraft time
5,139 hours, 1,611 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Controller
Part number
6228145
Part serial
62281407875
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
5,139 hours, 1,611 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

COCKPIT AND FWD TEMP CONTROL UNRESPONSIVE IN AUTO OR MANUAL. AFT WORKED NORMAL. CYCLING TRIM AIR RESTORED NORMAL CONTROL TO COCKPIT AND FWD. HAPPENED 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT AND AGAIN 4 HOURS. ACFT GROUNDED. ON FOLLOWING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED AT LIFT OFF FROM FLIGHT DECK AIRFLOW FROM BALL VENTS OVER HEAD VENTS ECT. REDUCED BY 90 PERCENT NOTICEABLE BY SOUND FEEL FLOW FROM LOWER PANEL VENTS AND TEMP IN FLIGHT DECK. ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIR FLOW RESTORED AS ACFT CLIMBED SO AS TO BE NORMAL AT CRUISE. PERFORMED BITE CK OF BOTH ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER, NO FAULTS. PREVIOUS HISTORY, IAW FIM 21-61, TASK 861. ACCOMPLISHED OF CONTROL CABIN ZONE TEMP SENSOR FILTER PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED. CURRENT DEFECT TRIM AIR SWITCH OPERATION AND RESULT INDICATED BAD TRIM AIR MODULATION VALVE V143. DISCOVERED AFT ZONE NOT CONTROLLABLE. R & R NR 2 ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-61-20, OPS CHECKED GOOD. R & R TRIM AIR MOD VALVE, NO HELP IAW AMM 21-61-21. OPS CHECK NORMAL.