Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 14, 2015
Submitted
January 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41734
Aircraft time
7,037 hours, 2,251 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
412A160541
Condition
Dirty
Location
Pax 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

EXCESSIVE HEAT IN CABIN AT ROWS 7-9 OBSERVED BY MULTIPLE PASSENGERS AND F/A. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE REST OF THE CABIN WAS NORMAL. THE SUPPLY DUCT AIR TEMPERATURE FOR BOTH FWD AND AFT WAS 20 DEGREES C. PASSENGER CABIN AIR TEMP BOTH FWD AND AFT WAS 21 DEGREES C. THE ONLY WAY TO GET NORMAL TEMPERATURE AT ROWS 7 THROUGH 9 WAS BY MAKING THE REST OF THE CABIN VERY COLD. THIS WAS OVER 2 HRS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. FL340-360. ACFT GROUNDED. UNABLE TO VERIFY DISCREPANCY. RAN PACKS, TEMP SET, OPS NORMAL. FOUND FWD/AFT CABIN SENSOR FILTERS DIRTY. CLEANED FILTERS REF MM 21-61-06-100-801. AIR CONDITIONING TEMP CONTROL, OPS NORMAL. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.