Service difficulty report · Control Module · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 25, 2018
Submitted
March 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
10,316 hours, 3,465 cycles
Part
Control Module
Part number
6937324378
Part serial
F08570
Condition
Erratic
Location
Cockpit
Part time
10,311 hours, 3,463 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

ALL TEMP INDICATIONS FOR SUPPLY DUCT AND PASSENGER CABIN ARE ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. TEMP SELECTORS ARE IN THEIR NORMAL POSITION AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT CABIN TEMP IS NORMAL AS IS. FLIGHT DECK TEMP INDICATION WILL OSCILLATE OCCASIONALLY 20 DEG OR MORE. WILL SHOW TEMP AT 60 DEG TO 80 DEG STEADY AND WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO GO TO MAX 100 DEG BEFORE FALLING BACK TO 60 TO 80 DEG. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND THAT WIGGLING TEMP SELECTOR SWITCH CAUSED TEMP INDICATOR NEEDLE TO BOUNCE AROUND. REMOVED & REPLACED TEMP CONTROL MODULE IAW AMM 21-61-15 & ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. GROUND VERIFICATION CHECK PASSED.