Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 27, 2018
Submitted
March 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
62681
Aircraft time
6,848 hours, 2,396 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
633967541
Part serial
442
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
6,845 hours, 2,394 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON INITIAL CLIMB CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM INOP, CHECKED ALL SWITCHES, ALL IN CORRECT POSITION. REFERENCE QRH 2.2 AUTO FAIL, FOLLOWED CHECK LIST, NO CONTROL OF CABIN. RETURNED TO LAX BELOW MAX LANDING WEIGHT. ELECTED TO PLACE SWITCH TO MANUAL TO MAKE SURE CABIN WAS DEPRESSURIZED OR LANDING CABIN DIFF SHOWED A NEGATIVE VALUE. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURNBACK - PERFORMED PRESSURE CONTROLLER HISTORY CHECK AND FOUND FAULT CODE LO INFLIGHT HI LEAK PER FIM 21-31 TASK 823 NOTED FOR CURRENT FLT LEG. PRESSURIZED A/C PAST 4 PSI PER AMM 21-21-00. PACK TEMP CONTROLS BITE NO FAULTS NOTED PER AMM 21-61-00. MANUALLY DROVE OUT FLOW VALVE OPEN AND CLOSED, VALVE CONCURRED WITH SWITCH POSITIONS. CHECKED CANNON PLUGS AT PACK E FLOW CONTROL VALVE, SHOOK HARNESS NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRESSURIZATION CHECKS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED LT SINGLE PACK OPERATION CONFIDENCE CHECK REF AMM 21-00-05-780-801 NO FAULTS FOUND. SINGLE PACK OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT FLOW CONTROL AND SHUT OFF VALVE REF AMM 21-51-01-400-003. OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL REF AMM 21-51-00-710-801.