Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 23, 2016
Submitted
January 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
10,972 hours, 3,545 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
6240181
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
CR
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

CONTROLLER CABIN SUPPLY AIR IS 23 DEG C. NO MATTER WHERE CONTROLLER CABIN AUTO SWITCH IS POSITIONED TO. DURING LAST 45 MIN OF FLIGHT SYS SEEMED TO RESPOND TO POSITION OF CABIN CONTROLLER SWITCH FOR ABOUT 15 MIN THEN RETURNED TO LESS THAN 20 DEG C. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER BITE PROCEDURE REF FIM 21-61-00-810-801. BOTH CONTROLLERS SHOWED NO FAULTS. FOUND CONTROL CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR DIRTY. CLEANED CONTROL CABIN TEMP SENSOR REF AMM 21-61-10 AND REPLACED TEMP SENSOR FILTER REF AMM 21-61-06. OPERATED BOTH PACKS AND VARIED ZONE TEMP SELECTORS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD. ALL PACK SYS INDICATIONS AND CABIN TEMPERATURE RESPONDED NORMALLY TO SELECTOR POSITIONS.