Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 11, 2020
Submitted
July 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29543
Aircraft time
58,278 hours, 23,907 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Engine time
39,370 hours
Part
Sensor
Part number
1296663
Part serial
18217
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Temp
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED - EMERGENCY DECLARED - DESCENDING INTO DENVER, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION, ALL MASKS DEPLOYED AT FL380 WHEN CABIN ALT LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ALT HORN SOUNDING AND BOTH BLEED TRIP-OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED BLEED TRIP-OFF IN QRH (QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK) AND PRESSURIZATION WAS RESTORED. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS ON. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DENVER SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED HEALTH CHECKS FOR LEFT ENGINE PER WORKCARD 4414, AND RIGHT ENGINE PER WORKCARD 4415; REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS, PER APPLICABLE WORKCARD: LEFT ENGINE BLEED AIR REGULATOR (AALA202007139003), LEFT ENGINE 390 DEGREE/PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR (AALA202007279015), LEFT ENGINE 450 DEGREE/BLEED AIR OVERTEMP SENSOR (AALA202007279016), RIGHT ENGINE 390 DEGREE/PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR (AALA202007279018), AND RIGHT ENGINE 450 DEGREE/BLEED AIR OVERTEMP SENSOR (AALA202007279019).