Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 19, 2017
Submitted
February 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41729
Aircraft time
4,139 hours, 1,370 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
4,139 hours, 1,370 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

DURING CRUISE, THE OUTFLOW VALVE FLUCTUATED FROM +1500 FEET PER MINUTE TO -1000 FEET PER MINUTE NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DEFECT. BITE OF NR 1 AND 2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS IAW FIM 21-31 TASK 801, SHOWED NO FAULT ON EITHER CONTROLLER AND SYSTEM TEST PASSED WITH NO FAULTS. BITE OF LEFT AND RIGHT PACK FLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS IAW FIM 21-62 TASK 801, SHOWED NO FAULTS. BITE OF LEFT AND RIGHT ADIRU IAW FIM 34-21 TASK 801, SHOWED NO FAULTS. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM GROUND TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-700-802 AND PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM MANUAL MODE TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-801 ALL TESTS PASS. OUTFLOW VALVE OPERATION WAS SMOOTH AND NORMAL DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE IAW AMM 21-31-02-000-801 AND 21-31-02-400-801. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM GROUND TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-700-802 AND PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM MANUAL MODE TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-801. ALL TESTS PASSED.