Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 8, 2021
Submitted
September 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
61620
Aircraft time
20,391 hours, 6,424 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997202AB
Part serial
9919716
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
6,840 hours, 2,092 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AUTO FAIL ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB, PER QRH ALT MODE SELECTED. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 21-31 TASK 801. CONTROLLER #1 FAULTED CODE 88 (SIGNAL TO OUT FLOW VALVE) FAIL. REPLACED OFV WITH NEW REF B737-900 AMM 21-31-03. ETOPS SIG SYSTEM: SUCCESSFUL GROUND VERIFICATION OF PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM--AUTO/ MANUAL OPERATION AMM 21-31-00-710-801 & 21-31-00-700-802.