Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737500

Difficulty date
September 30, 2017
Submitted
October 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732KA
Make and model
Boeing 737500
Aircraft serial
25065
Aircraft time
45,483 hours, 39,127 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
10948661
Part serial
4004
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
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

UNSTABLE CABIN PRESSURIZATION. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. FOUND RESIDUAL PRESSURE IN THE BLEED AIR MANIFOLD WITH APU NOT RUNNING. REPLACED THE APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE.

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