Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 9, 2020
Submitted
August 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30083
Aircraft time
58,275 hours, 24,286 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
2193301AD
Part serial
1395959
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
500,333 hours, 500,156 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: EVERY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OFF THE CABIN CLIMB INDICATOR WENT 3,500 FPM DOWN CAUSING EAR PRESSURE DISCOMFORT, THEN CAME BACK UP. FL 400 TO 370/370 TO 320/320 TO 260. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-31-01.