Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 3, 2018
Submitted
February 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
7,020 hours, 2,368 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
6228782
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CONTROL CABIN SUPPLY DUCT IS INTERMITTENTLY UNCONTROLLABLE. DURING THE LAST 2 HOURS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE THE TEMP CONTROL HAD NO EFFECT ON DUCT TEMP, FLIGHT DECK TEMP CONTROL WAS POSSIBLE W/TRIM AIR SWITCH OFF. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER BITE TEST REF AMM 21-61-00, NO DEFECTS OR FAULTS NOTED ON EITHER TEMP CONTROLLER. OPERATED ON THE GROUND, APU BLEED AND RAN LT PACK ON HIGH FOR 30 MINUTES, VARIED CONTROL CABIN TEMP SELECTOR TO VARIOUS POSITIONS, AND ALL TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS VARIED WITH RESPECT TO SELECTOR KNOB. DUE TO HISTORY, REMOVED & REPLACED CONTROL CABIN PRIMARY DUCT TEMP LIMIT SENSOR REF AMM 21-61-04-400-803. PERFORMED PACK/ZONE TEMP BITE, REF AMM 21-61-00, NO DEFECTS OR FAULTS NOTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL CABIN DUCT OVERHEAT SWITCH REF AMM 21-61-00-700-811-002, OPS CK NORM. PERFORMED DUCT OVERHEAT SWITCH OPERATIONAL TEST "METHOD II" REF AMM 21-51-00-700-811-002, OPS CK NORM. PERFORMED ON GROUND 15 MINUTE TWO ENG IDLE RUN, RAN LT PACK ON "HIGH", VERIFIED CONTROL CABIN TEMP ZONE SELECTOR WAS OPERATING NORMAL AT THIS TIME.