Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 8, 2020
Submitted
November 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
17,838 hours, 5,656 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
20140
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Part time
22,353 hours, 7,422 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE AT 350, CABIN PRESSURE FLUCTUATED NONSTOP +/- 500' FPM ENTIRE FLIGHT. NOTICEABLE IN EARS AND GAUGE. CABIN HELD STEADY AT 7000' AND 7.8 PSID. DESCENDED LATER TO 310 AND FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUED. GROUNDED-YES. CABIN PRESS CONTROL NR 1 AND NR 2 BITE, PER B737-900 FIM 21-31 TASK 801 SHOWED NO FAULTS AND SYSTEM TEST PASSED. PACK FLOW TEMP CONTROL NR 1 AND NR 2 BITE, PER FIM 21-62 TASK 801 SHOWED NO FAULTS. ACCOMPLISHED T/S, PER FIM 21-33 TASK 802. FOUND RIGHT PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE V141 OPERATING ABNORMALLY, VALVE WAS MAKING BROAD ADJUSTMENTS TO PACK TEMP AND RIGHT PACK APPEARED TO BE FLUCTUATING. R & R AND TESTED RIGHT PACK TCV, PER B737-900 AMM 21-51-10-000-801/AMM 21-51-10-400-801. OPERATIONS NORMAL, NO LEAKS NOTED.