Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
May 9, 2022
Submitted
May 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29543
Aircraft time
61,010 hours, 25,207 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
9961197
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AT FL250 AIRCRAFT HAD CABIN PRESSURE WARNING. LOSS CABIN PRESSURE. "AUTO FAIL" LIGHT. DISPLAY" PRESSURE CONTROLLER. IN ALTERNATE, NO CHANGE. CABIN OK AT 1ST THEN DECREASED 3000 PER MIN. WENT MANUAL. OK AT FIRST, THEN LOSS CONTROL OF CABIN. PILOTS DEPLOYED O2 MASKS AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ON GROUND CONTROL NORMAL INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE (AALA202205100658) PER AMM 21-31-02. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. HOWEVER, DURING OPERATIONS CHECKS, NOTICED OUTFLOW VALVE TO BE BINDING. INSTALLED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY PER AMM 21-31-03. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 21-31-03.