Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 23, 2014
Submitted
November 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
27,284 hours, 8,472 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
2193301AC
Part serial
0796060
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
27,284 hours, 8,472 cycles
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

NOTICED RAPID EAR PRESSURE CHANGE, CABIN CLIMB GAUGE WAS PEGGED AT NO AUTO FAIL LIGHT LIGHT. OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATOR WAS SHOWING FULL CLOSED. DURING DESCENT BELOW ABOUT 18000 FT, CABIN ALTITUDE WAS GOING BELOW SEA LEVEL. AT THIS TIME WE MOVED PRESS CONTROLLER TO ALTN FROM AUTO AND AT THIS TIME OUTFLOW VALVE OPENED SLIGHTLY & ALL SEEMED TO GO TO NORMAL AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. BITE CK DIGITAL CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER "DCPC" VERIFIED THAT NR 1 DCPC FAILED. REF FIM 21-31 TASK 801. REPLACED DCPC. OPS CK NORMAL REF MM 21-31-01. BITE CK DCPC FOUND NO FAULT SYS CK OK.