Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
December 18, 2008
Submitted
December 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25107
Aircraft time
51,866 hours, 29,286 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
7638103
Part serial
98035539
Condition
Defective
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

F/A REPORTED LOUD BANG AT 35000' CABIN ALTITUDE THEN SHOWED A 1000'/MIN CLIMB CABIN WENT FROM 8500' TO 11000' DURING OUR RAPID DESCENT GOT CONTROL AT APPROX 20000' IN MANUAL AC. AFTER LANDING CABIN WAS 500' BELOW SEA LEVEL. INSPECTED THE APU DUCT SEALS [KEEL BEAM & AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD] NO LEAKS NOTED. INSPECTED APU CHECK VALVE OPS & LEAK CK OK. PRESSURIZED AC PER MM 21-00-05 PG. 201 [CONFIDENCE CK] ALL FUNCTIONS NORMAL PRESSURIZED TO 4.0 PSI NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED CABIN PRESS LEAK TEST PER MM 05-51-91-702-001 OPS & LEAK CKS NORMAL. R&R CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER PRECAUTIONARY IAW MM 21-31-21-004-003 & MM 21-31-21-404-404. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYST TEST IAW MM 21 31 00/201 & MM 21-31-00-702-001. REMOVED CONTROLLER PLACED IN ROH. REF L/P 6591740 FOR FCF.

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