SDR SB07025

Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 29, 2007
Submitted
March 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502UW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23232
Part
Controller
Part number
7638101
Part serial
850586
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
56,853 hours, 40,159 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW FLT 1105 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO DFW, AT FL240, CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AS CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND CABIN CLIMBED TO 10,000 FEET. CREW MANUALLY SWITCHED TO STANDBY PRESSURIZATION AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. AFTER FLIGHT LEVELED OFF, ALL APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. AT 4,000 FEET, FLIGHT LOST PRESSURIZATION AGAIN. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT PRESSURIZATION OR FURTHER INCIDENT AT DFW. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER PER MM 21-31-21-4. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD PER MM 21-31-00-2-702-001.