Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 5, 2021
Submitted
September 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
53,913 hours, 15,946 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3989083
Part serial
1850
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Ecs
Part time
91,627 hours, 39,568 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE AIRFLOW FROM PACKS WAS SO LOUD COMM WAS DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. BOTH PACK CONTROLLERS UNRESPONSIVE. ALL WE COULD GET WAS VERY COLD AIR. CONT CAB @ 4C, FWD CABIN 12C, AFT CABIN 17 C. ALL STUCK/UNCONTROLLABLE. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 29 MINUTES - SUSPECT LEFT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE REMAINS IN APU HI-FLOW MODE. CHECKED WIRING FOR SHORT TO GROUND REF W/D 21-51-11-6, COULD NOT CONFIRM BAD WIRING. REPLACED L/H STANDBY TEMP CONT VALVE REF B737-800 MM 21-51-11-400-80, PACK ZONE TEMP CONT BITE TEST OPS NORMAL. BOTH PACK GREEN. REF AMM 21-61-00-200-806-002. NO LEAKS. REPLACED P5-10 PANEL OPS NORMAL REF AMM 21-51-65-400-801. RAN BOTH ENG.AT HIGH POWER WITH BOTH PACKS IN AUTO, TRIM AIR ON, TEMP CONTROL IN AUTO POSITION WOULD HEAT AND COOL A/C, OPS CK GOOD.