Service difficulty report · Air Data Module · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 27, 2019
Submitted
March 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N871NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31127
Aircraft time
24,102 hours, 9,766 cycles
Part
Air Data Module
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT BETWEEN 20000 AND 18000 FT, THE CAPTAINS AIRSPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 170 KIAS, FIRST OFFICER`S WAS AT 250. THRUST LEVERS ADVANCES TO FULL THROTTLE. THE FIRST OFFICER DISENGAGED ATS , ENGINE AND MC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BOTH ENGINE EEC LIGHTS INDICATED ALTN. RAN EEC ALTN CHECKLIST SAID TO SELECT ALTN SWITCHES. BOTH CWS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AP LIGHT KEPT FLASHING BUT AUTOPILOT REMAINED ENGAGED. FIRST OFFICER DISENGAGED AP AND FLEW VISUAL APPROUCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED CDS BITE AND FOUND NUMEROUS INFLIGHT AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DISAGREE. PERFORMED LEFT AND RIGHT STATIC SYSTEM FULL RANGE LEAK TEST IAW AMM 34-11-00. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED A LEFT AND RIGHT PITOT SYSTEM LEAK TEST IAW AMM 34-11-00. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED LEFT AND RIGHT ANGLE OF ATTACK SENSOR INSPECTION IAW AMM 34-21-05. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED LEFT AND RIGHT AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-21-00. NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACE LEFT ADIRU IAW AMM 34-21-01. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.