Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
July 4, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23930
Part
Control Panel
Part number
7110025
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
25,279 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

PHL - FLT 637 - EN ROUTE FROM BOS-PHL, AT FL280, THE CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO SLOWLY CREEP UP TO 10,000 FEET. THE ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE CREW BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER (P/N 763810-1). OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM 21-31-00. HOWEVER, TWO REPEAT EVENTS FOR THE CABIN CLIMBING OCCURRED LATER THAT DAY. MAINTENANCE IN ATL REPLACED THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER (P/N 2057-01-1) AND MAINTENANCE IN LGA REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION SELECTOR PANEL PER MM 21-31-35. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)