Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 17, 2018
Submitted
October 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33338
Aircraft time
8,405 hours, 3,267 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7207376
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B, A

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

What was found

CRUISE ALTITUDE 37,000 FT, AUTO FAIL LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE RUNNING THE CHECKLIST FOR AUTO FAIL, CABIN PRESSURE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. CABIN COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED, DIVERTED, CABIN OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND ONE OF THE CABIN SAFETY PRESSURE VALVES TO BE UNRELIABLE, TEST FAILED. REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES IAW AMM 21-32-01.