Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 23, 2015
Submitted
June 25, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
26,369 hours, 8,088 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
412A160041
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit Temp
Stage of operation
CL
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

CONTROL CABIN TEMP BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL260 ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. SUPPLY DUCT TEMP ROSE 44 DEGREES C AND STABILIZED. PLACING CONTROL CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER TO OFF, HAD NO IMPACT. LT PACK DISCHARGE TEMP WAS 37 DEGREES C, RIGHT PACK 6 DEGREES C. PLACED TRIM AIR SWITCH TO OFF. OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS WITH TRIM AIR OFF AND TEMP CONTROLLER AT FULL COLD THE SUPPLY DUCT TEMP SLOWLY DROPPED TO 30 DEGREES C WITH BOTH PACKS AT 24 DEGREES C. RAN AWAY AGAIN TOP OF DECENT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-61-861 AND FOUND THE CONTROL CABIN ZONE TEMPERATURE SENSOR FILTER CLOGGED WITH DUST. CLEANED THE CONTROL CABIN ZONE TEMPERATURE SENSOR FILTER IAW AMM TASK 21-61-06-100-801. ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS BITE CHECK GOOD FIM 21-62-801.