SDR SB04161

Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 5, 2004
Submitted
December 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23937
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
A/C Distr Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

MCO FLT1222 EN ROUTE FROM PBI TO DCA, AT FL370, THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CREW COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE AND BOTH PACKS WERE ACTING ABNORMAL. THEY ALSO RECEIVED A DUCT OVERHEAT. CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF CABIN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CONTROL CABIN DUCTING DISCONNECTED AT DISTRIBUTION PLENUM AREA, AFT OF FORWARD CARGO BAY. RECONNECTED AND SECURED WITH CLAMPS. OPERATED PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINES DUE TO COOLING PROBLEMS AND PERFORMANCE DURING PRESSURIZATION CONFIDENCE CHECK. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.