Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 29, 2019
Submitted
July 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301NW
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33342
Aircraft time
8,573 hours, 3,491 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Temp Sensor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPROTS AC EXPERIENCED A LARGE CABIN TEMPERATURE OVERHEAT FOLLOWED BY A PACK FAILURE. WENT THROUGH THE QRH AND DETERMINED UNABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CREW CHANGED DESTINATION TO LAS AND THE FIRST OFFICER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CABIN TEMP SENSOR FILTERS IAW AMM 21-61-06, PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON PACK TEMP CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-51-00. OPS CHECK GOOD OF RH PACK IAW AMM 21-00-00. NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME.