Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 31, 2022
Submitted
September 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
23,988 hours, 7,500 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
32144464
Part serial
17640
Condition
Unknown
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
23,988 hours, 7,500 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

AT FL 380 PRESSURIZATION WAS AT MAX DIFFERENTIAL PSI. CABIN ALT WAS 7500' APPROX, AND CABIN VSI WAS CYCLING +/- 700 TO 800 FPM CONSTANTLY, DESCENDED TO FL 360 CABIN ALT STAYED ABOUT 7500, BUT DIFFERENTIAL WAS APPROX 7-8 PSI, COBIN VSI STEADIED OUT. NO ADVERSE OUTCOMES. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED HIGH STAGE VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 36-41-06.