Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 8, 2020
Submitted
February 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33486
Aircraft time
21,890 hours, 8,996 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIR INTERRUPTED INTO SMF ACCOUNT PRESSURIZATION ISSUE.ON CLIMBOUT ONLY 1 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. OUTFLOW VALVE NOT FULLY CLOSED. LEVELED OFF AT 13,000 THEN CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 10,000. WARNING SOUNDED. O2 UTILIZED. APU BLEED AIR ADDED. NO EFFECT AT 7,000. EMERGENCY DECLARED. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-00, OPS CHK NORMAL. ALSO PERFORMED A/C PRESSURIZATION LEAK CHK IAW AMM 05-51-91. NO LEAKS FOUND. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY.