Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 18, 2020
Submitted
April 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29547
Aircraft time
54,759 hours, 22,742 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
9961222
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: AT LEVEL OFF AT FL370. 15 MIN INTO FLIGHT, THE AUTO FAIL LT ILLUMINATED AND THE ALTN LT DIDNT ILLUMINATE. CABIN WAS DESENDING AT 2000 / MIN AND PSID WAS 8.5 WHEN ALTN SELECTED THE ALTN LT NEVER ILLUMINATED AND PRESS WAS NOT UNDER CONTROL. STILL DESENDING 2000 / MIN. WORKED IN MANUAL MODE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-03.