Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
January 23, 2020
Submitted
April 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24747
Aircraft time
71,077 hours, 26,026 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3987505
Part serial
5005
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FL410COCKPIT OVERTEMP OCCURED WITH TEMP CONTROL INPUTS HAVING NO EFFECT. RAN QRH PROCEDURE, "CABIN TEMP INOP" TO STEP 4 WHICH DIRECTED US TO "CABIN TEMP HOT" PROCEDURE. WE MADE IT TO STEP 12 WITH LEFT PACK SELECTED AUTO, RIGHT PACK OFF. THE LEFT PACK FAILED WITH INOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TURNED ON RIGHT PACK TO AUTO & REMAINED PACK OFF. CABIN ALTITUDE ALARM ANNUNCIATED AND CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN RAPIDLY CLIMBING. DECENT INITATED TO FL250 WITH QUICK DON O2. RIGHT PACK DID NOT BEGIN OPERATING SO WE CONTINUED DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. HEARD LOUD KNOCKING ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AFT OF THE COCKPIT. DECLARED EMERGENCY & DIVERTED TO KDEN. BIT CHECK OF LEFT PACK TEMP CONTROLLER SHOWED LEFT PACK TEMP CONTROL VLV FAULT, REF FIM 25-51-00. R&R LEFT PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE, LEAK AND OPS CK'S NORMAL.