Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 5, 2021
Submitted
October 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33211
Aircraft time
34,308 hours, 14,124 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING CRUISE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED IN AUTO. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT AND FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES FOR RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS MANUALLY DEPLOYED. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE (AALA202110069636) PER AMM 21-31-03. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 21-31-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL MODULES (AALA202110063377) PER AMM 21-31-02.