Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 22, 2017
Submitted
November 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
42,023 hours, 12,628 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Temp
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

THE CONTROL CABIN TEMPERATURE SELECTOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING PANEL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN POSITIONED TO FULL WARM OR OFF THE FLIGHT DECK IS ESTIMATED TO BE 50 DEG F OR LESS. THIS CONDITION BECAME NOTICEABLE 4 HOURS INTO FLIGHT AT 36,000 FT AND OUTSIDE AIR TEMP OF -54 DEG. C. FOLLOWING ARE THE INDICATIONS ON THE AIR TEMP INDICATOR: CONT CAB SELECTOR AT 3 O'CLOCK POSITION DUCT SUPPLY =28 DEG. C. FWD CAB SECTOR AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION = 26 DEG. C. AFT CAB SELECTOR AT 12 O'CLOCK = 12 DEG. C. FWD AND AFT CAB TEMP = 23 DEG. C. RT PACK = 0 DEG. C. LT PACK = 13 DEG. C. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER BITE PROCEDURE IAW FIM 21-61 TASK 801. NO CURRENT FAULTS OR PREVIOUS FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED CABIN TEMP SENSOR CLEANING IAW AMM 21-61-00 AND CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FILTER REPLACEMENT FOR CONTROL CABIN IAW AMM21-61-06. RAN PACKS IAW AMM 21-00-00 AND OBSERVED CABIN TEMP INDICATIONS. ALL CONDITIONS NORMAL. CONTROL CABIN HEATED AND COOLED PROPERLY.