Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
July 7, 2017
Submitted
July 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306GT
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
27157
Aircraft time
53,162 hours, 28,673 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Control Valve
Part number
10607046
Part serial
1226
Condition
Stuck
Location
Equip Cooling
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT PASSING 15000 FT, CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE, VERIFIED ALL SWITCHES WERE CORRECT. MX TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT BLEED AND PRESSURIZATION ISSUES IAW AMM 36-11-05, AND 21-00-05. BLEED SYSTEM ON LT & RT ENGINE OPERATES NORMAL. DISCOVERED EQUIPMENT COOLING AUTO FLOW CONTROL VALVE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. R & R THE AUTO FLOW CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 21-58-21. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED.

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