Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
27721
Aircraft time
49,465 hours, 39,456 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
71211997101AC
Part serial
0011908
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DIVERSION/DECLARED EMERGENCY. AT CRUISE - FL370, EQUIPMENT COOLING OFF LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS ALREADY IN ALT, CONTINUED. ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED ABOUT 20 MINS LATER. STARTED EMERGENCY DESCENT, SWITCHED CONTROLLER TO ALT, CABIN RISE WENT FROM 200-300 CLIMB TO 0. HORN STOPPED AT FL180. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND LOWER EXHAUST COOLING TEMPERATURE SENSOR PER AMM.

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