Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 7, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
9,616 hours, 3,016 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2123003AC
Part serial
10101944
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
9,622 hours, 3,017 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE F/A HEARD A POP IN R2 DOOR AND THEN A HISSING SOUND FOR APPROX. 60 SECONDS. CABIN DIFFERENTAL PRESSURE ROSE TO 8.9 AND CABIN CLIMBED AND DESCENDED 700-1000 FPM, STABILIZED FOR A WHILE AND THEN PERIODICALLY HAD SPIKES 500-700 FPM. CABIN ALTITUDE REMAINED AT 4500 FT. BELOW 10,000 FT SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE AND HAD CONTROL OVER CABIN WITH OUTFLOW VALVE. WHILE CLIMBING FROM FL370 TO FL380 OUTFLOW VALVE DROVE FULL CLOSED, WITH CABIN RATE DOWN 500 FPM. CABIN PRESSURE WENT TO 8.6 PSID. SWITCH TO MANUAL PRESSURE CONTROL MAINTAIN PRESSURE WITH MANUAL PRESSURE CONTROL FROM 7.8-7.9 PSID. WAS USING ALTERNATE PRESSURE CONTROL WITH PRIME CONTROL DEACTIVATED. REPEAT GRIPE. NO FAULT LOGGED ON NR 2 PRESSURE CONTROLLER, GROUND TEST AND SYS TEST PASSED REF MM 21-31-00-700-802. REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE REF MM 21-31-03-00-801 BOTH INSTALLATION TEST PASSED.