Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 3, 2016
Submitted
April 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
692 hours, 225 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
6240181
Condition
Clogged
Location
Temp Sensor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

F/A'S REPORT SEVERAL INTERMITTENT INSTANCES OF EXTREMELY HOT AIR FROM ROW 6 TO ROW 12. SEVERAL MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO FWD CAB HAD NO EFFECT. ONLY AFTER TURNING FWD CAB EXTREMELY LOW DID THE ISSUE RESOLVE. TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE TEMP FROM ROW 6-12, FWD CABIN TEMP SELECTED VERY LOW AND AFT CABIN SELECTED HIGHER. SYS WAS PRODUCING AIR TOO HOT ROW 6-12 WHEN CONFIGURED NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND BOTH CABIN TEMP FILTER SCREENS CLOGGED, CLEANED SAME. BOTH ZONE CONTROLLERS BITE CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 21-61-00. SYS OPS CHECKS NORMAL, GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.