Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 22, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23097
Aircraft time
48,475 hours, 37,672 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTO PRESS MOD FAILED ABOUT 7500 FT. STANDBY ALLOWED, CABIN PRESSURE TO REACH 10,000 FT. A/C AT 25,000 FT SWITCH TO MANUAL A/C. BUT VALVE WERE ALREADY FULL CLOSED. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT CABIN PRESSURE HELD AT 9,200 FT. EVEN TRIED USING APU BLEED AT 10,000 FT, COULD NOT REDUCE CABIN PRESSURE. FOUND LEFT WATER SEPARATOR FROZEN. REPLACED 35 DEGREE VALVE CONTROLLER AND MIX VALVE.