Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 1, 2023
Submitted
October 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17317
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67570
Aircraft time
796 hours, 319 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
No Test
Location
Lt Acm Flow
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

COCKPIT TEMP RUNAWAY. NOTICED RISING TEMP AFTER ENGINE START. C OCKPIT REACHED 78C PACK FLOW CTRL SENSOR L STATUS MESSAGE PRESENT. MAINT. MESS 21-55060. ACCOMPLISHED AIR COND. IBIT WITH FLOW SENSOR TEST LEFT. TEST FAILED. REPLACED LEFT PACK FLOW CTRL. SENSOR REF AMM 21-61-24-400-801. ACCOMPLISHED FLOW SENSOR TEST REF AMM 21-00-00-730-802. TEST FAILED. LEFT PACK FLOW SENSOR IS OUT OF RANGE. PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS BETWEEN LEFT PACK FLOW SENSOR (D15822) AND LEFT INTEGRATED AIR SYSTEM CONTROLLER (D15838B). GOOD CONTINUITY, NO WIRING FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED INTEGRATED AIR SYSTEM CONTROLLER SWAP WITH RIGHT UNIT. FAULT DID NOT FOLLOW. ADD EMP:U383580,U217914, BOTH CONTROLLERS OPS CHECK GOOD. AFTER RE-PERFORMING GROUND TESTS: AIR CONDITIONING IBIT WITH FLOW SENSOR TEST - LEFT & RIGHT. BOTH PASSED. OPS CHECKS OF PACKS AIR CONDITIONING IS COLD. AFTER ENGINES RUN TEMPERATURE DID NOT FLUCTUATE INSIDE FLIGHTDECK. REF. AMM: 21-51 TASK 851.OVERWEIGHT LANDING DUE TO DIVERSION. 15K LBS OVWT REPORTED TO TOMC PER CAPTAIN IT WAS A SOFT LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT INSP. PHASE 1 OPTION A. REF AMM 05-51-35. NO FAULTS NOTED.

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