Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 17, 2019
Submitted
April 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36356
Aircraft time
12,266 hours, 4,048 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
44,016 hours, 14,438 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEVEL AT CRUISE AT 34000 THE CABIN CLIMB GUAGE SHOWED +/- 500 FPM. LEFT DUCT PRESSURE FLUCTUATED FROM 45/40 PSI. R DUC WAS STEADY AT 45 PSI. LEVEL AT 24000 CABIN CLIMB SHOWED +/- 300 FPM. GROUNDED - YES. DURING CHECK FOUND #1 TCV FLUCTUATING (OPEN/CLOSE) CAUSING +/- 200 FPM CABIN ALTITUDE REF FIM 21-33 TASK 802. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H PACK TCV REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-10. OPS AND BITE CK GOOD. NO LEAKS. NO FAULTS ON DCPC #1 OR #2. REPEATED AIRCRAFT CABIN LEAK CKS REF AMM 05-51-91. NO LEAKS. OPS CKS GOOD. NO CABIN ALT RATE FLUCTUATIONS.