Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 737236

Difficulty date
September 24, 2006
Submitted
September 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AL
Make and model
Boeing 737236
Aircraft serial
23168
Aircraft time
40,249 hours, 34,101 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
39268631
Part serial
P2495
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NON-ETOPS FLT 280 HNL-KOA: DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND INITIAL CLIMB, CREW NOTED A LOW TONE REVERBERATING SOUND THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE SOUND PROCEEDED TO GET LOUDER AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB. CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO HNL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT 35O CONTROLLER, 35O SENSOR, AND 35O CONTROL VALVE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ENGINE RUN WITH SOUND STILL PRESENT BETWEEN 1.40 AND 1.80 EPR SETTINGS. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE RT WATER SEPARATOR AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE REGULATOR. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AGAIN. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.