Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 767383

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
January 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984AN
Make and model
Boeing 767383
Aircraft serial
24357
Aircraft time
53,354 hours, 10,900 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
60683218
Part serial
421540
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
30,045 hours, 11,470 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 35000 FT, MASTER WARNING AND CABIN ALTITUDE ALARM WERE PRESENTED; EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS STARTED TO 21000 FT. CHECK LIST WAS PERFORMED. DURING MANUAL TEST PROCEDURE IAW AMM 21-31-00 PAGE 507 WAS FOUND THAT OUTFLOW VALVE WAS NOT WORKING WHEN SELECTOR IS IN MANUAL CLIMB AND DESCEND. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 21-31-03 PAGE 201 WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.