Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 6, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23076
Aircraft time
55,868 hours, 42,296 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IR: 20KFT CABIN ALTITUDE HORN WENT OFF.CBN ALT AT 11 KFT. STARTED DESCENT SWITCHED TO STBY CBN WOULD NOT PRESS. MANUAL MODE ALSO INOP. REPLACED E & E COOLING EXHAUST VALVE. ALSO FOUND LEFT ENGINE 450 DEG THERMOSTAT SENSE LINE BACKED OFF. TIGHTENED SAME,RAN ENGINES ACFT PRESSURIZED TO 5 PSID.