Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 26, 2024
Submitted
October 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31073
Aircraft time
44,392 hours, 18,796 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: CABIN PRESSURIZATION ERRATIC. CONSTANT SWINGS IN CABIN RATE OF +/- 4000 FPM; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WOULD INCREASE TO OVER 3.0 AT 3000 FEET AND THEN DEPRESSSURIZE TO 0.5-1.0 AND THEN THE CYCLE WOULD CONTINUE AGAIN EVERY 3-5 SECONDS, LOUD BANG OR POP HEARD EVERY TIME IT WOULD REACH ITS MAXIMUM PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY JAX. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR (AALA202410280912): DURING GVI OF E&E COMPARTMENT, FOUND DUST COVER INSTALLED ON CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER #2, REMOVED DUST COVER ON CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER #2. PER B737NG AMM 21-31-01. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GOUND MODE AND MANUAL TEST, PER B737 NG AMM 21-31-00, CABIN PRESSURE LEAK CHECK GOOD, MPER B737NG AMM 05-51-91**(CLOSED).