Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 28, 2014
Submitted
September 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
2,072 hours, 631 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1296943
Part serial
16041
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,065 hours, 625 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, AT AROUND 101 PERCENT N1, DUCT PRESSURE LT DUCT PRESSURE 42 PSI. DUCT PRESSURE RT DUCT 19 PSI. CABIN ALTITUDE APPROX 7000 FT, CABIN DIFF APPROX 7.4 PSID. ACFT ALT CLIMBING THROUGH FL 3000. IN CRUISE, LT DUCT 41 PSI, RT DUCT 29 PSI. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 2 ENG, 450 DEGREE THERMOSTAT MM 36-11-05 AND PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR, MM 36-12-03. PERFORMED ENG RUN IAW FIM TASK 36-10, TASK 807 AND OPS CKS NORMAL WITH NO ANOMALIES. DUCT PRESSURE NORMAL.