Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 8, 2017
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
14,064 hours, 4,658 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Unknown
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

AT FL 240, WHEN POWER REDUCED TO IDLE, CABIN LOSES PRESSURE. CABIN CLIMBS AT 1000 FPM. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE WITHOUT ADDING ENGINE POWER. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE LEAK TEST, LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 05-51-91. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 21-00-807. AIRPLANE CANNOT MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE ON A SINGLE PACK WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS. BOTH PACKS OPERATED NORMALLY DURING SINGLE PACK OPERATION. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.