Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 29, 2015
Submitted
July 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
6,725 hours, 2,210 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32149721
Part serial
4136
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
6,723 hours, 2,209 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, AT APPROXIMATELY FL220 CONTROL CABIN BECAME VERY WARM AND GOT WARMER AS CLIMB CONTINUED. AT FL 340, THE CONTROL CABIN DUCT TEMP WAS AT 60 DEG C. TEMP CONTROL INPUTS HAD NO AFFECT. FOLLOWED STEPS IN FLEET INFO BULLETIN DATED 9/12/14 WITH NO SUCCESS. CONTROL CABIN AIR STAYED HOT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FT ON DESCENT AND THEN BEGAN COOLING. BELOW 15000 FT TEMP WAS CONTROLLABLE. ACFT GROUNDED. REF FIM 21-61/861. BITE CHECK OF BOTH PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLERS OK. NO FAULTS. LT PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE, V139, VERY NOISY DURING BITE TEST. REPLACED AND OPS/LEAK CHECKED GOOD LEFT TEMP CONTROL VALVE V139 REF AMM 21-51-10. REF FIM 21-61/861 REPLACED TRIM AIR PRSOV REF AMM 21-62-01, OPS CHECK OK. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS TEST OF TRIM AIR PRESSURE REGULATOR AND S/O VALVE OK REF AMM 21-62-00/501.