Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
June 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35204
Aircraft time
5,503 hours, 1,621 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
024116
Condition
Fod
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FWD CABIN TEMP CONTROL COMPLETELY ERRATIC IN AUTO MODE. SLIGHTEST ADJUSTMENT RESULTS IN INSTANT FULL SCALE TEMP CHANGE. IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. SWITCH PLACED IN OFF. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND DEBRIS IN THE SENSOR FAN. CLEANED SENSOR FAN, OPS CK NORMAL. BITE CK NO FAULTS.