Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 6, 2018
Submitted
January 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
16,744 hours, 5,491 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3966081
Part serial
4478
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
29,259 hours, 9,124 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING TAXI, THE LEFT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH, THE LEFT PACK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN THE MASTER CAUTION SWITCH WAS PUSHED IAW QRH. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. CLIMBING FL210 LEFT PACK ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RAN QRH, THIS TIME PACK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN PACK TRIP RESET SWITCH WAS PUSHED AGAIN. THE LEFT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED RAN QRH FOR SINGLE PACK OPS PRESS WORKING NORMAL AT FL330 CONT TO DEST SINGLE PACK OPS. GROUNDED - YES. AIRCRAFT CHECKED RELEASED PER MEL 21-1G. REF TSR701258 FOR PREVIOUS WORK ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED MIXED MUFF FOR ACCESS REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-17. PERFORMED TORQUE TEST ON ACM TURBINE WHEEL REF B737-900 FIM 21-62 TASK 849 F(F). TEST PASSED. REMOVED ACM REF AMM 21-51-04 FOR ACCESS. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VALVE PER AMM 21-51-01. REINSTALLED ACM AMM 21-51-04, REINSTALLED L/H MIXED MUFF REF AMM 21-51-17. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. COMPLIED WITH MMEL 21-2 RESTORATION - FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VLAVE(S). GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. THIS CLEARS MEL 21-1G.