Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
May 3, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3301
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23181
Aircraft time
50,183 hours, 34,554 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1828203
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt
Stage of operation
CL
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

RIGHT WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB RAN PROCEDURE BUT LEFT PACK WOULD NOT HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE CABIN UNDER CONTROL AT 18000 MAX CABIN ALT 9500. FOUND FIBERGLASS PLENUM AT HEAT EXCHANGER BLOWN OUT ON LOWER SEAM ALSO FOUND BOTH HEAT EXCHANGERS CRACKED AT OUTBOARD FLANGE REPLACED BOTH HEAT EXCHANGERS