Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
May 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23511
Part
Sensor
Part number
1296662
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLT - FLT 1594, DURING CRUISE FL350, THE CABIN ALT WARNING HORN WENT OFF AT 10,000 FT CABIN ALT. ALL SYS'S APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF SYS MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME OF WARNING HORN, CABIN WAS CLIMBING AT 400 FPM. COULD NOT CONTROL THE CABIN IN AUTO, STANDBY OR MANUAL MODE. OUTFLOW VLV IND SHOWED FULL CLOSED. DESCENDED TO FL200 TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE WHERE THE MAXIMUM CABIN DUCT PRESS WAS RECORED AT 46 PSI ON LT AND 50 PSI ON RT. NO RAPID DESCENT WAS EXECUTED NOR WERE THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. FLT LANDED AT CLT W/O INCIDENT. MX R/R'D NR 2 ENG PRECOOLER CONTROL VLV SENSOR AND THE 490 DEGREE THERMOSTAT. PRESSURIZATION AND DUCT PRESSURE CHECK GOOD. (M)