Service difficulty report · Bleed Thermostat · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23991
Part
Bleed Thermostat
Part number
1296942
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,912 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

SFO - FL78 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SFO, THE CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT HORN SOUNDED WHEN CABIN PRESSURE CLIMB TO 13,000 FEET AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FL 330. DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND CABIN PRESSURE WAS REGAINED APPROACHING FL250. LEFT PACK PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO PSI. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT SFO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE 450 DEGREE BLEED THERMOSTAT. OPERATIONAL CHECK PER MM 36-11-05 GOOD. (M)