Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 26, 2004
Submitted
July 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23555
Part
Sensor
Part number
189929
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 401 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE FROM CLT-IND, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE AVIONICS AND SYSTEM FAILURES. AIRCRAFT LOST THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR, L NAV, TRANSPONDER, CABIN PRESSURIZATION AND LOW IDLE ON ENGINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT. CREW ALSO NOTED THAT THE SPEED BRAKE WOULD NOT ARM FOR LANDING, THE INFORMATION ON THE FMC WAS NOT ACCURATE AND THE CAPTAINS AUDIO PANEL WOULD NOT TRANSMIT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCEPT GROUND POWER. MX FOUND THE RED LEG OF THE S105 SENSOR RESISTANCE OUT OF TOLERANCE. SENSOR READ INFINITY TO GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE AIR MODE THROUGH THE S106 SENSOR, BUT IN THE GROUND MODE THROUGH THE S105 SENSOR. REMOVED