Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 10, 2019
Submitted
August 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
13,895 hours, 4,489 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
1602
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
78,608 hours, 38,609 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

CABIN RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR CLIMBS AND DESCENDS AT +/- 500 FEET PER MINUTE IN CRUISE WITH AN AUDIBLE CHANGE IN CABIN AIRFLOW. LEFT DUCT PRESSURE FLUCTUATES APPROXIMATELY 5 PSI AT THE SAME TIME THE CABIN RATE OF CLIMB FLUCTUATES. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 21-33 TASK 802 STEPS C,(1)(A)&(B). REMOVED & REPLACED L/H PACK TCV REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-10. BITE TEST SHOWS NO FAULTS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 3 PSI. ACFT RATE OF CLIMB INDICATION WAS STEADY NO FLUCTUATION.