Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 4, 2017
Submitted
October 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
21,298 hours, 6,216 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Obstructed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START AND PACKS RUNNING, AUTO FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN ALTERNATE MODE SELECTED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED A NR 1 AND 2 PRESSURE CONTROLLER BITE IAW FIM 21-31-00. FOUND AUTO FAIL ON. PLACED SWITCH TO MANUAL. FAULT LIGHT WENT AWAY. NR 2 CONTROLLER FOUND PREVIOUS FAULT. CONTROLLER FAILED. CLEARED FAULT AND PERFORMED A NR 2 CONTROLLER, OPS CHECKED SYSTEM IAW AMM 21-31-00. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. FOUND LOOSE MATERIAL ON OUTFLOW VALVE, PERFORMED FIM 21-31, TASK 824. NR 1 AND 2 CONTROLLERS BITE NORMAL, NO CURRENT FAULTS IAW FIM 21-31, TASK 801. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.