Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 2, 2019
Submitted
July 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
41,671 hours, 12,754 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
26100
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
11,063 hours, 3,405 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

IN CRUISE FLT, FLT ATTENDANTS REPEATEDLY SAY CABIN IS COLD. MOVED TEMP CONTROLLERS FULL WARM AND FWD DUCT TEMP STABLE AT ONLY 24 DEGREES C AND AFT 22 DEGREES C. NOTED L PACK TEMP PEGGED FULL COLD AND RT PACK 18 DEGREES C. ALTITUDE 34,000' AND DUCT PRESSURE APPEAR NORMAL AT L: 45 RT 42 PSI. OAT -48 DEGREES C FAIRLY WARM MOVING CONT CAB TEMP AFFECT CABIN TEMPS SIMILARLY EVEN THOUGH FULL WARM. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER BITE TEST PER FIM 21-62 TASK 801. FOUND BAD LEFT TEMP CONTROL VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT TEMP. CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 21-51-10. OPS CHECK GOOD NO LEAK.