Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 6, 2021
Submitted
September 9, 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
3966081
Part serial
3252
Condition
Faulted
Location
Left Ecs Bay
Part time
44,454 hours, 13,242 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, WITH PACKS ON, AIRFLOW NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD (WE HAD TO USE HEADSET TO COMMUNICATE). ON PUSHBACK AFTER PACKS WERE TURNED OFF, DUCT PRESSURE DROPPED TO 12 - 13 PSI. START NOT ATTEMPTED. GROUNDED - YES. THE DUCT PRESSURE DROP, AFTER PACKS TURNED OFF, IS NORMAL, NO DEMAND ON THE APU. SUPERVISION DEBRIEF OF THE PILOTS INDICATES EXCESSIVE COCKPIT AIRFLOW. INSPECTED DUCTING IN THE MIX CHAMBER AREA AND THE FWD E&E COMPARTMENTS. SECURED ONE LOOSE DUCT ABOVE THE VERY FWD DOOR WITH NO CHANGE IN COCKPIT AIR NOISE, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NOTED THAT THE LEFT PACK FCSOV IS FULL OPEN IN AUTO, SHOULD BE PARTIALLY OPEN REF B737-800 AMM 21-51-01-400-805-002 PARA. H. 28 VDC AVAILABLE AT SOLENOID B. RIGHT PACK FCSOV IS PARTIALLY OPEN IN AUTO (LEFT PACK OFF) BUT MOVES TO FULL OPEN WHEN LEFT PACK PLACED IN AUTO. REPLACED THE LEFT PACK FCSOV PER AMM 21-51-01. LK CK GOOD.