Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
July 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33637
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27540
Part
Controller
Part number
71211997101AA
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

THE A/C LOST PRESSURE AT FL 370 WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO MDW. A DESCENT WAS BEGUN AND CONTROL OF THE CABIN WAS REGAINED AT FL 240 USING ALT. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. A/C LANDED AT MDW W/O FURTHER PROBLEM. BOTH CABIN PRESS CONTROLLERS AND THE CABIN PRESS SELECT PNL WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. A BITE CHECK WAS NORM IAW MM 21-31-21. MX FOUND OXYGEN MASKS IN LAVS AND AT SOME SEATS OF ROWS 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 18, AND 19 DROPPED BUT DID NOT FIRE. OXYGEN GENERATORS WERE REPLACED AND MASKS WERE STOWED IAW MM 35-22-11 AND 35-22-31. THE INSTALLATION OF OXYGEN GENERATORS AND MASKS WERE INSPECTED AND ALL FOUND SERVICEABLE AND CORRECT IAW MM 35-22. MANUAL MASK ACTUATION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 35-22 AND NO PROBL