Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 19, 2018
Submitted
January 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36356
Aircraft time
7,191 hours, 2,449 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
0110562
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
20 hours, 8 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUTO FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE ALTN CONTROLLER OPERATED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. NR 2 DPCP SHOWS "OFV LRU FAIL" AS AN EXISTING FAULT AND PREVIOUS FLIGHT LEG, REF FIM 21-31 TASK 801. AC CHECKED AND RELEASED PER MEL 21-14C, NR 2 AUTOMATIC CABIN PRESSURIZATION MODE INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE REF AMM 21-31-03. OPS CHK GOOD. BITE CHK PASS. THIS CLEARS MEL 21-14C.