Service difficulty report · Temp Switch · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 31, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27147
Part
Temp Switch
Part number
6259283
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Pack
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

FLT 615 - EN ROUTE CLT-LAS, AT FL240, CREW RECEIVED ALTITUDE WARNING FOR LEFT PACK. RIGHT PACK WAS ALREADY ON MEL. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY DESCENT. FLT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX CLEARED THE MEL ON THE RT PACK BY REPLACING IT AND RELEASED THE A/C WITH AN MEL ON LEFT PACK. ON 9/2/99, FLT 96, THE CREW RECEIVED THE E/M'S 'CABIN ALT' AND LIGHTS DISPLAYED. CREW COULD NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION USING MANUAL MODE, AND AGAIN DESCENDED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO LAS. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO LAX. MAINTENANCE IN LAX REPLACED THE TS41 COMPRESSOR OUTLET TEMPERATURE SWITCH. (M)

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