Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 1, 2022
Submitted
June 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
23,088 hours, 7,225 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
VARIOUS
Condition
Faulty
Location
Left/Right Ecs B
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, CABIN RATE OF CLIMB FLUCTUATES FROM + 800 FPM TO -1000 FPM. LEVEL AT FL 390. ACCOMPANIED BY NOTABLE PRESSURE CHANGES AND NOISE. IN CLIMB & DESCENT, CABIN ROC FLUCTUATED BY +/- 500 FPM. OUTFLOW VALVE POSITION WAS NOT FLUCTUATING BUT DUCT PRESSURES WERE L/R SPLIT RANGED FROM ZERO TO 10 PSI. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM TASK 21-33 TASK 802 - REF ASA LG PG 60269174 RH PACK FLOW CONTROL & SHUTOFF VALVE REPLACED, LP PG 60269171 RH PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE REPLACED, LG PG 60269173 RH PACK FLOW SENSOR REPLACED, LG PG 60269170 LH PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE REPLACED, LG PG 60269172 LH PACK FLOW CONTROL & SHUT OFF VALVE REPLACED. ALL OPS & LEAK CK OK. ACCOMPLISH DCPC BITE CK, REF FIM TASK 21-31 TASK 801 LH & RH PACK'S - BOTH PASSED OK & NO EXISTING FAULTS. SUCCESSFUL GND VERIFICATION. ACCOMPLISHED BOTH LH & RH PACK'S OPERATED NORMALLY.