Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
July 8, 2009
Submitted
July 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23739
Part
Control Panel
Part number
7110025
Part serial
EY64192
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
44,941 hours, 29,908 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AT FL290, APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES SOUTH OF PHL, CREW REPORTED THE CABIN PRESSURE WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND CABIN PRESSURE INDICATOR READ 10,000 FEET. FLIGHT CREW SWITCHED FROM AUTO PRESSURIZATION TO MANUAL PRESSURIZATION AND CLOSED THE OUTFLOW VALVE. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. THE CABIN OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLIGHT LANDED IN PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL PER MM 21-31-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. COMPLETED TWO TESTS FOR OUTFLOW VALVES PER MM 21-31-00. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.