Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 3, 2018
Submitted
February 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
9,970 hours, 3,357 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON RECALL BOTH CONT AND ZONE TEMP LIGHTS CAME ON THEY BOTH EXTINGUISHED ON RECALL. ACFT GROUNDED. OPERATED BOTH PACKS FOR OVER AN HOUR PER B737-900 AMM 21-00-00/201. NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH EITHER CONT CABIN OR AFT CABIN ZONES. PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF WITH RECALL. WITH THE PACKS STILL OPERATING, SHOOK OUT WIRE BUNDLES W0410-0441-24 AND W6288-0008-20 AROUND D41816P REF B737-900 WDM 21-61-14, SHEET 3, TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE TROUBLESHOOTING DONE ON LOG PAGE 11633388. COULD NOT CAUSE THE AFT ZONE TEMP LIGHT TO COME ON. MEGGED-OUT WIRING BETWEEN D458B, PIN 48, TO D11836, PIN 1. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT THERE WAS FAULTY INSULATION INSERTS WITHIN D41816P/J, WHICH WERE BOTH REPLACED ON LP 11633392, CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT AFT ZONE TEMP LIGHT. CONT CABIN ZONE TEMP LIGHT ALSO DID NOT RETURN DURING PACK OPERATION, AND SHOWS NO HISTORY WITHIN 90 DAYS. BITE OF BOTH PZTC'S CHECK GOOD PER AMM 21-61-00/501.