Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 24, 2015
Submitted
May 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
4,572 hours, 1,512 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2123010BA
Part serial
14102000
Condition
Faulted
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
4,570 hours, 1,511 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

CABIN RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR FLUCTUATES +- 300 FPM IN FLIGHT AT VARIOUS CRUISE ALTITUDES. COCKPIT "AIRFLOW" NOISE FLUCTUATES AT SAME TIME. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 21-31, TASK 801, DCPC BITE ON BOTH CONTROLLERS. NR 1 AND NR 2 DCPC TEST OK WITH NO EXISTING FAULTS. NR 1 DCPC LOGGED OFV LRU FAIL ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT. FAIL WAS CODE 011. PERFORMED FIM 21-31, TASK 802. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE, TESTS CHECKED OK, REF MM 21-31-03.