Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 7, 2010
Submitted
August 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
58,494 hours, 8,573 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Control Valve
Part number
8102044
Part serial
1191654
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Pack
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PACK FCV L ONE (BUT NOT BOTH) OF THE TWO LEFT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVES (FCV) ARE NOT IN THE COMMANDED POSITION. STATUS MSG-2124001 LATCHD CL MODE. MAT SHOW MAINTENANCE MSG 21-24001 LATCHD CL MODE, NEED MORE TIME FOR T-SHOOT DUE TO LONG HISTORY. LT LOWER FCV LOCKED CLOSED PER MEL. SWAPPED LOWER AND UPPER FCV FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, LWR FCV CYCLING OPEN AND CLOSE DURING GROUND TEST WITH STATUS MSG 'LEFT PACK'. SUGGEST CHECKING CONNECTORS, BACKSHELLS & SHIELDED WIRING GROUNDS FOR SECURITY ON ALL SENSORS & VALVES REF WDM. CHECKED SECURITY AND PROPER CONNECTIONS TO FLOW CONTROL VALVE. GENERAL CONDITION OF CONNECTORS AND BACKSHELLS OK. HOOKUP OK TO FLOW CNTL VALVE. REPLACED LT ASCPC AND TEMP SENSOR M21103, NO HELP. MSG 21502141 AFT GND TEST. PER WDM THE LWR FCV CONNECTOR ON DV21513B INSULATION IS NO GOOD (LOCATED NEAR BACKSHELL AREA). REPAIRED WIRING AND GRD TEST PASSED. NO MSG AND NO EXISTING FAULT.