Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22908
Aircraft time
51,489 hours, 27,192 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
211738813
Part serial
771304
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
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

CRUISE ALT 370 -DISCRETE CABIN ALT LIGHT ILLUM AND ASSOCIATED EICAS MSG CBN ALT APPEARED. CABIN ALT REACHED 11500 AND SLOWLY INCREASING BY TIME WE WERE EMERG DESCENDING. CABIN REMAINED ABOVE 10000 DURING DESCENT UNTIL APPROX 140 MSL. AFTER LEVELING AT 100 MSL CABIN ALT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TO LOW THOUSANDS 1000-2000 FT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN AUTO 1 ON CABIN PRESS PANEL. BITE CHECKED NR 1 AND NR 2 AUTOPRESS CONTROLLERS, NOFAULTS. REPLACED NR 1 AUTO PRESS. CONTROLLER AND SEL PNL PER M/M. REPLACED NR 1 PRESS. CONTROLLER C/B. PRESS A/C CKS OK. CKED IXT