Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 21, 2022
Submitted
August 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
61620
Aircraft time
23,624 hours, 7,355 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
27096
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right Ecs Bay
Part time
18,390 hours, 6,139 cycles
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

AT FL350 CABIN RATE OF CLIMB CONSTANTLY CLIMBS / DESCENDS +/- 500 FPM WITH OCCASIONAL SPIKE OF 1700 FPM. N1 STABLE AT 89.2, CABIN DIFF AT 7.8, CABIN ALT 7000FT. DUCT PRESS 45 PSI. NO CHANGE WHEN ALTN SELECTED. CABIN RATE SEEMS TO FOLLOW SLIGHT CHANGE IN RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE +/- 10 PSI RIGHT DUCT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH TEMP CONTROL VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-10-400-801.