Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 22, 2021
Submitted
August 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
53,517 hours, 15,802 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3966081
Part serial
6161
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
31,227 hours, 9,979 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

AFTER T/O POWER SET AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF AIRFLOW RUSHED IN TO COCKPIT SOUND OF RUSHING AIR WAS VERY LOUD ON CLIMB PRESSURIZATION NORMAL BUT AIRFLOW CONTINUED TO RUSH INTO FLIGHT DECK AND ALSO FWD GALLEY AREA AND JUMP SEAT BY F/A SEAT. AIR WAS VERY COLD. THIS CONTINUED THROUGH APPROX 18,000 FT WHEN WE STARTED TO GET A RESPONSE TO TEMP SELECTORS. AIR CONDITIONING PNL SWITCHES IN NORMAL CONFIGURATION, NO WARNING LIGHT OBSERVED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L/H PACK FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VALVE, OPS CHECK GOOD REF B737-800 AMM 21-51-01/401.