Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 4, 2013
Submitted
August 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
4,862 hours, 1,421 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATES 7000 FT. CABIN DIFFERENTIAL IS IN THE AMBER BAND AND DISPLAYS 8.55 PSI. ACFT IS FLYING AT FL 380. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED DIGITAL PRESSURE CONTROLLER BITE PROCEDURE IAW FIM 21-31, TASK 801. BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS SHOWED NO EXISTING FAULTS AND NO RECENT IN-FLIGHT FAULTS. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS GROUND TEST IAW MM 21-31-00. OPS NORMAL. SYS TEST PASSED FOR BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS. ALSO PERFORMED INITIAL EVALUATION OF FIM 21-33, TASK 803 FOR THE CABIN ALTITUDE AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR. ALL CHECKS PASSED.