Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 2, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
19,187 hours, 6,124 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
20257
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
25,688 hours, 8,381 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

FOR CAB TEMP DIFFICULT TO KEEP COOL. TEMP SELECT KNOB MUST BE TURNED FAR TO LEFT. AFTER LANDING CONT CAB TEMP SPIKED VERY HOT BUT WAS CONTROLLABLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLIGHT DECK TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE IAW B737-900 AMM 21-51-10. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. BEFORE VALVE CHANGE CLEANED BOTH CABIN SENSORS AND FLIGHT DECK SENSOR, ALL WERE COVERED WITH DUST. DAMAGED TIP OF COCKPIT TEMP SENSOR. HAVE ZONE TEMP LIGHT FOR FLIGHT DECK DUE TO DAMAGED FLIGHT DECK TEMP SENSOR. LIGHT EXTINGUISHES UPON MASTER CAUTION RESET. ALSO FLIGHT DECK TEMP CAN BE CONTROLLED MANUALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR PER AMM 21-61-10-000-802 /AMM 21-61-10-400-802. PERFORMED PACK/ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER BITE PER AMM 21-61-00-700-806-002 AND CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND INDICATION OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 21-61-00-700-807-002 - ALL TESTS PASS.