Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 20, 2023
Submitted
August 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
61620
Aircraft time
27,497 hours, 8,534 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
0310564
Condition
Noise
Location
Aft Fusela
Part time
6,333 hours, 3,152 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT FROM 18,000 TO LANDING, FA'S NOTED L2 DOOR SQUEAL, FA COMMUNICATIONS WERE NOT EFFECTED AND NO AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION ISSUES NOTED. GROUNDED - YES. REF EA 900ER-21EA-25825 REV. 01. APPLIED MULTIPLE BEADS OF SEALANT OF RANDOM SIZE AND SHAPE JUST PAST THE EDGE OF THE OUTFLOW VALVE DOOR-TO-DOOR INTERFACE.