Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 6, 2023
Submitted
April 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
38,561 hours, 12,280 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
3989085
Part serial
9101
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lh Ecs Bay
Part time
56,605 hours, 17,338 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMB THE FLIGHT DECK BECAME HOTTER THAN NORMAL. WE COULD NOT GET IT UNDER CONTROL VIA NORMAL MEANS. SO WE FOLLOWED THE QRH. ONCE THE TRIM AIR WAS TURNED OFF WE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TEMPERATURE. WE LEFT THE TRIM AIR OFF FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRIM AIR MODULATING VALVE FOR THE CONTROL CABIN DUE TO MULTIPLE HISTORY TEMP CONTROL CABIN WITH TRIM AIR REF B737-900 AMM 21-61-21.