Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
August 19, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26642
Aircraft time
28,172 hours, 20,970 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Drain Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT MADE A RAPID DESCENT FROM FL240 TO 10000 FEET DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. TWO DRAIN VALVES WERE FOUND FAILED OPEN. THE FAILED DRAIN VALVES WERE REPLACED, THEN ADJUSTMENT/TEST PROCEDURE WERE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. A TEST FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR SYSTEM INTEGRITY.