Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 5, 2013
Submitted
April 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
26,150 hours, 7,716 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
06191448
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
26,232 hours, 7,741 cycles
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

MASTER CAUTION AND AUTO FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLETED AUTO FAIL ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. ENGINE BLEEDS VERIFIED. PACKS VERIFIED BOTH AUTO. THEN PRESSURIZATION MODE SELECTED TO ALTERNATE AND AUTO FAIL LT EXTINGUISHED. LIGHT CAME ON WHEN POWER WAS ADDED TO INITIATE ENROUTE CLIMB ALONG WITH CLIMBING CABIN OF 1,000 FT/MIN. WHEN POWER REDUCED, CABIN ALTITUDE MOMENTARILY DESCENTED THEN STABILIZED. MAX CABIN ALTITUDE 8300 FT, SLIGHTLY ABOVE OPTIMUM FOR ACFT ALTITUDE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ASSY IAW AMM 21-31-03. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS MANUAL MODE TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-801. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS GROUND TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-700-802.