Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
December 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
58,247 hours, 40,703 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Controller
Part number
7638101
Part serial
79C6003
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
32,409 hours, 22,056 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURE CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE, AT FL 330, CABIN ALT. HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALT WAS AT 10,500 FT & DUCT PRESSURE AT 38 PSI. BOTH ENGINE BLEEDS WERE ON AND BOTH PACKS ON. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN IN STANDBY MODE. DESCENDED TO FL 240, & ABLE TO CONTROL CABIN IN MANUAL MODE, CABIN DESCENDED TO ALT OF 7500 AT FL 240. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX PLACED AUTOMATIC & STANDBY CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM ON MEL. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL IAW BOEING 737-300 MM 21-31-21. OPS CHK GOOD. COULD NOT CONFIRM FAILURE. UNIT WAS INSPECTED AND TESTED IAW MFG SPECIFICATIONS PER ATA 21-31-11 REV 14.

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