Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 29, 2020
Submitted
September 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29561
Aircraft time
33,420 hours, 13,596 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762252
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Apu Inlet
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED, AT FL370 IN CRUISE IAS DISAGREE: AIRSPEED ON CAPTAIN`S SIDE DECREASED TO 120KTS, F/O`S WAS IN RED BAND; CAPTAIN`S ALTITUDE BEGAN CLIMB, F/O`S BEGAN DESCENT (STBY A/S AND ALT INDICATED NORMAL AT ALL TIMES). RAN QRC AND QRH PROCEDURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA, WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY (NOT OVERWEIGHT) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: R & R CAPTAIN PITOT PROBE (AALA202008319007), PER AMM 34-11-01 WITH NEW CONNECTOR. SATISFACTORY HEATER, LEAK AND RESISTANCE CHECKS, PER WDM 30-31-11/30-31-12. R & R FCC-A (FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER) (AALA202009119008), PER AMM 22-11-33. R & R NR 1 DEU (DISPLAY ELECTRONIC UNIT) (AALA202009119009), PER AMM 31-62-21. APU SHUTDOWN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, REPLACED APU INLET PRESSURE SENSOR (AALA202009119013), PER AMM 49-52-31. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK PER AMM 49-61-00, NO FAULTS NOTED. OKAY FOR SERVICE. (CLOSED)