Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 15, 2018
Submitted
July 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
18,868 hours, 6,230 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
21474
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
15,205 hours, 4,947 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START AND PACKS WERE PLACED ON, "ZONE TEMP" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FORWARD CAB. BOTH MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH AIR CONDITIONING LIGHT. LIGHTS WOULD NOT RESET WHEN MASTER CAUTION PRESSED. FWD CAB TEMP CONTROLLER KNOB HAD NO EFFECT ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE. GROUNDED - YES. P/Z TEMP CONTROL 2 SHOWS CABIN SENSOR ZONE FAULT. UNABLE TO RESET. REPLACED FWD CABIN ZONE TEMP SENSOR AND CHECK OK REF AMM 21-61-00. REPLACED NR 2 ACAU PRECAUTIONARY AND CHECK OK REF AMM 21-51-02. RAN BOTH PACKS, FWD ZONE TEMP CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD TRIM ZONE VALVE REF AMM 21-61-21, CHECKS OK REF AMM 21-61-00-700-806-002 CABIN TEMP CONTROL OP TEST OK REF AMM 21-61-00-700-807-002.