Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 22, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
30,219 hours, 9,180 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
0019733
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
52,139 hours, 21,807 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

F/A REPORTS A HISS OR WHISTLE FROM R 2 & L 2 DOOR, THE NOISE STOPPED ON CLIMBOUT AT 19,500 AND BEGAN AGAIN ON DECENT AT 24,5000. ALL ACFT SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY, NO PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. ACFT GROUNDED. CLEANED & INPSPECTED L 2 & R 2 DOOR SEAL & SILL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4.0 PSIG DIFFERENTIAL. NO NOISES HEARD COMING FROM THE L 2 OR R 2 DOOR. HISSING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE OUTFLOW VALVE. REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-03-000-801 & AMM 21-31-03-400-801. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4.0 PSIG DIFFERENTIAL. NO ABNORMAL NOISES HEARD FROM OUTFLOW VALVE. NO COMMUNICATION OR PRESSURIZATION ISSUES NOTED AT THIS TIME.