Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 31, 2016
Submitted
September 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35205
Aircraft time
13,780 hours, 4,415 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
041510000
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cabin
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

ON AIR TEMP CONTROLLER PANEL, FORWARD CABIN WAS VERY ERRATIC. TEMPERATURE WAS CONTROLLER BUT WOULD HAVE SEVERE TEMPERATURE SWINGS WITH VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT POSITION OF CONTROL KNOB. TEMP WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE ACCORDING TO FAS, TOO HOT. CONTROLLER TO "OFF" AND TEMP STABILIZED AT 16 DEGREES FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND FORWARD PASSENGER CABIN TEMP SENSOR FAN INOPERATIVE. CLEANED DEBRIS FROM SENSOR FAN. FWD PASSENGER CABIN TEMP SENSOR FAN NOW OPS NORMAL, REF AMM 21-61-11.