Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
September 29, 2016
Submitted
October 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30016
Aircraft time
55,234 hours, 21,327 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 24000 FT, CABIN PRESSURE EXCEEDED 10000. SCANNED PRESSURIZATION PANEL AND NOTED APU BLEED SWITCH WAS IMPROPERLY SET TO ON. ALL OTHER SWITCHES WERE SET PER MEL. BEGAN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 RAN QRC THEN QRH. PACK PRESSURE STILL ABOVE 40 PSI LEFT SIDE. WITH FULL MANUAL CLOSED AT FLOW VALVE AIRCRAFT AT 900 CABIN AT 7,000 FEET. ACFT GROUNDED