Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 19, 2020
Submitted
July 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41729
Aircraft time
16,853 hours, 5,265 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
633967541
Part serial
242
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Part time
16,853 hours, 5,265 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF - #1 N1, IN FMC & SET PWR LEVEL ROSE BY 0.8% TO COMMAND 90.2% VS #2 N1 OF 89.4% TAKEOFF PERF DATA CALLED FOR 89.4% N1, FLAPS 5, ASSUMED TEMP 45* & ACTUAL TEMP OF 15* AT 24K POWER. #1 THRUST LEVER ALSO WAS DISPLACED 1/2" FWD OF #2 PWR LEVER. NOTICED IT ON FLIGHT UP TO ANC AS WELL. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 77-11 TASK 804 TEST FAILED AT STEP C 7 C STEP 5. 4 OR 5 X'S. COMPLETED FIM. RETESTED SYS-OPS OK. SUSPECT R PACK VALVE INTERMITTENT DESCRETE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-01. INSTALLATION TEST OK. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED PACK FLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER BITE TEST REF AMM 21-61-00-740-801-002. NO FAULTS NOTED.