Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 21, 2016
Submitted
November 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36353
Aircraft time
2,905 hours, 938 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
2,907 hours, 939 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

AFT FL 370 PRESSURIZATION CABIN CLIMB & DESCEND INDICATOR CYCLES CONSTANTLY 500 FPM UP THEN 300 FPM DOWN. RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE INDICATION FLUCTUATE FROM EQUAL TO +5 PSI COMPARED TO LEFT DUCT. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND PRSOV VALVE CLOSED BUT STICKY WHEN MANUALLY OPENED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRSOV IAW AMM 36-00-00-860-807, AMM 36-11-04-000-801, AND AMM 36-1104400-801 FROM 3, A THRU G. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED AIR REGULATOR IAW AMM 36-1103, OPS CHECKED GOOD. ON NR 2 ENGINE PERFORMED SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED. RAN ENGINE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.