Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 19, 2016
Submitted
January 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
6,769 hours, 2,167 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB ACFT WOULDN'T PRESSURIZE. LEVELED AT 11,000 SELECTED MANUAL, CLOSED OUTFLOW VALVE COMPLETELY WITH A RESULTING 3-400' DESCENT, CABIN WAS STOPPED AT 8000 FT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE CLIMB. DESCENDED TO 7000' WITH LITTLE OR NO CONTROL OVER CABIN DESCENT RATE. TRIED AUTO AGAIN WITH NO CHANGE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ACFT GROUNDED. REF AMM TASK 21-31, TASK 801. PERFORMED BITE CHECK OF BOTH DIGITAL CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED OUTFLOW VALVE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. EXTERIOR WALK AROUND FOR GVI OF FUSELAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRESSURIZED ACFT WITH SEPARATE PACKS ON, NO DIFFERENCE IN TIME TO PRESSURIZE BETWEEN PACKS. GROUND VERIFICATION OF BOTH PACKS NORMAL. PERFORMED PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER AND RAM AIR ACTUATOR BITE TEST, REF AMM TASK 21-61-00-700-806-002.