Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 18, 2002
Submitted
February 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23704
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
2057011
Condition
Failed
Location
Windshild Wiper
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 289 - EN ROUTE FROM GSO TO MSY, UPON REACHING FL350, THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED AS CABIN PRESSURIZATION BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND AT FL090 CABIN PRESSURIZATION STABILIZED. CREW MANUALLY DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS DURING EMERGENCY DESCENT AS PRESSURIZATION ASCENDED TO A MAXIMUM OF 12,000 FEET. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER PER MM 21-31-00. FOUND THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER POTENTIOMETER WIPER FOR THE BAROMETRIC CORRECTION OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS ALTIMETER IN ASSOCIATION WITH MM 34-12-21. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY PRESSURIZATION CHECK O

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