Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 24, 2023
Submitted
July 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
52,536 hours, 15,774 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
0010538
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft Fuselage
Part time
72,110 hours, 29,525 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FA'S REPORTED LOUD SQUEALING IN AFT GALLEY DURING CLIMB OUT. LASTED 7 MINUTES. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL. COMMUNICATION NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1962817 TASKCARD: N/R-00001 ) COULD NOT VERIFY SQUEALING IN AFT GALLEY, OLD STYLE OUTFLOW VALVE P/N 4063-19972-01AB HAD HISTORY OF MAKING SQUEALING NOISE. REMOVED OLD STYLE OUTFLOW VALVE AND INSTALLED NEW OUTFLOW VALVE P/N 21230-02AC WITH REF AMM 21-31-03. OPS CHECK GOOD. PRESSURIZED AC TO 3 AND NO SQUEALING NOTED. THIS CLEARED PLT SEAMC DAVE NOTIFIED.