Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
September 15, 2006
Submitted
September 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22507
Aircraft time
93,358 hours, 16,789 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
7674603
Part serial
HL17364
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

BLOCK TURN BACK, DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT APPEARS TO BE BLEED AIR SMOKE. NR 3 PACK VALVE CLOSED ACM OUTLET TEMP 85 DEGREES C, NO TRIP. SUSPECT SMOKE CAME FROM CONTAMINATED AIR DUCT AND DUE TO ACM NR 3 ABOVE 85 DEGREES C. PERFORMED OPS TEST, AIR CONDITIONING PACK AS PER AMM 21-51-00, FIND ALL NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PACK NR 3 FLOW CONTROL VALVE AS PER AMM 21-51-03 AND PERFORMED PACK OVERHEAT SYS TEST PER AMM 21-51-00. FOUND ALL SATISFACTORY.