Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 14, 2018
Submitted
June 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36354
Aircraft time
17,603 hours, 5,840 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
9719710
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
130 hours, 53 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

THE PRESSURIZATION AUTO FAIL LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. RAN QRH AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, WHEN ALTERNATE WAS SELECTED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 21-31, TASK 801 DCPC BITE, NR 2 FAULTED OFV LRU FAILED, NR 1 NO FAULTS. DUE TO ACFT HISTORY, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE ASSY IAW AMM 21-31-03. INSTALL TEST FAILED. NR 1 PRESSURE CONTROLLER SHOWS OFV LRU FAIL FAULT CODE 009 AS ACTIVE FAULT. COMPLETED FIM 21-31, TASK 802. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. NO FAULTS NOTED. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.