Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 8, 2013
Submitted
August 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
20,744 hours, 6,387 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 400, CABIN CLIMB RATE INDICATOR STARTED TO FLUCTUATE 1000 TO MINUS -2000 EVERY 2 TO 3 SECONDS. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE SWITCHED FROM AUTO TO ALTERNATE WHICH MADE NO DIFFFERENCE. DESCENDED TO FL380. FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES NO CHANGE THEN. STARTED TO IMPROVE TO 500 TO -1000 FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 3 TO 4 MINUTES AND THEN STABILIZED TO -0 AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. TESTED MASTER CAUTION RESET AND NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH RECALL. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER 1 AND 2 BITE CHECKS REF. FIM 21-31 TASK 801 NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS GROUND TEST REF AMM 21-31-00 TEST CHECKS GOOD. ALL GROUND VERIFICATION CHECK GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.