Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 13, 2022
Submitted
February 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
21,967 hours, 6,907 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
633967541
Part serial
192
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Left Ecs Bay
Part time
21,966 hours, 6,907 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRZ FL 370, DUCT PRESS L+R FLUCTUATING ALTERNATIVELY BETWEEN 30-40 PSI AT SAME TIME, CABIN ALT RATE CLIMBING 0.5-1.0 AND DESCENDING 0.5-1.0 20-30 SECONDS APART. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURNBACK-DIVERSION TIME 115 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H FLOW CONTROL VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-01-400-807-003. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED ON DUCT JOINTS ON NO.1 HIGH PRESSURE WATER SEPARATOR REHEATER AND CONDENSOR. REPLACED PACK FLOW SENSOR #1 L/H SIDE REF AMM 21-51-43. PFTC BITE TEST GOOD. REF AMM 21-61-00-740-801-002.