Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 5, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30096
Aircraft time
27,556 hours, 11,653 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

MIA - CREW REPORTED RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION AT FL340. CABIN CLIMB AS HIGH AS 13000. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GROUND SERVICE SWING CHECK VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.