Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 22, 2019
Submitted
May 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
19,081 hours, 6,286 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
9819814
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
1,398 hours, 419 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

R2 DOOR STILL SQUEALING IN FLIGHT. NO EFFECT ON PRESSURIZATION, F/A'S REPORT THAT NORMAL CONVERSATION IS DIFFICULT IN AFT GALLEY. GROUNDED - YES. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED LOUD SQUEAL @ 4 PSI DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY REF AMM 21-31-03-000-801 AND AMM 23-31-03-400-801. INSTALLATION TEST GOOD. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 4 PSI DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. NO SQUEAL OR ABNORMAL NOISES NOTED AT R2 DOOR.