Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 18, 2016
Submitted
November 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
5,191 hours, 1,707 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
24802
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
5,190 hours, 1,706 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

IN FLIGHT, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE 'AFTER TAKEOFF' CHECKLIST, THE LEFT PACK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. PER CREW LEFT PACK TEMP CLIMBED TO 53 DEGREES CELSIUS, THEN LEFT PACK TRIPPED OFF, TRIP RESET NO HELP. ACCOMPLISHED PACK TEMP CONTROL BITE ON BOTH CONTROLLERS, ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER 1 FAULTED "TEMP CONT VALVE", TEMP CONTROL VALVE NEEDS REPLACED L/T PACK, REF FIM 21-62 TASK 801. REPLACED LEFT TEMP CONTROL VALVE, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD, REF AMM 21-51-10. BITE CHECK COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS NOTED, REF AMM 21-61-00.