Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 8, 2020
Submitted
October 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
24,815 hours, 8,013 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2123010BA
Part serial
13115263
Condition
Faulted
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
24,837 hours, 8,019 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR MOVING CONSTANTLY BETWEEN + AND - PRESSURE, K UP TO +500, -700 FPM. CABIN DIFF PRESS CONSTANT AND NORMAL. NO PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. CABIN CLIMB WAS NORMAL AT 10K AND 18K. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED & REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE. GROUND VERIFIED GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED, REF B737-900 AMM 21-31-03-00-801 & 21-31-03-400-801. GROUND TEST ACCOMPLISHED, ALSO PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST AND VERIFIED RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR WORKS NORMAL AMM 05-51-91-790-801.