Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 17, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
5,908 hours, 1,924 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
9961174
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
51,469 hours, 22,651 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURE FLUCTUATES +0.5, UP TO -0.3, DN, PSI CONTINUOUSLY IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN AUTO MODE, FL380, AND ALTN MODE. ACFT GROUNDED. DID FIM 21-31, TASK 801. BITE CK OF BOTH DCPC. NO FAULTS FOUND. PRESSURIZED ACFT WITH APU TO 3 PSI DIFF, ACFT HELD PRESSURE. TECH SERVICES REQUESTED TO REPLACE OUTFLOW VALVE. R & R AFT OUTFLOW VALVE ASSY REF AMM 21-30-03-000-801 AND AMM 21-31-03-400-801. INSTALLATION TEST GOOD.