Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
July 18, 2005
Submitted
July 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
24060
Aircraft time
45,093 hours, 32,147 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Press Controller
Part time
52,939 hours, 35,254 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

DURING FLT AUTO FAIL LIGHT ON PRESSURE CONTROLLER ILLUMINATED WITH CABIN HORN COMING ON. SWITCHED TO STANDBY AND DESCENDED. MASKS DID DEPLOY. EMERGENCY NOT DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND AIR/GROUND SWITCH ON PRESSURE CONTROLLER PANEL TO BE BAD. R & R PRESSURE CONTROLLER PANEL, P5-6, IAW BOEING 737-300 MM 21-31-25-4. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW AMWEST TASK CARD F1B21001. VENDOR REPORTED, VIA EMAIL, THAT UNIT PASSED INCOMING TESTS. TEAR DOWN REPORT SHOWS THAT UNIT WAS TESTED AND OVERHAULED, FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES, IAW CMM 21-31-00 REV 33. OPS TESTS ON UNIT GOOD.

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