Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
November 13, 2003
Submitted
November 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24711
Aircraft time
43,238 hours, 29,648 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 280
Part time
15,322 hours, 9,515 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM SMF TO PHX AT FL 320 CABIN PRESSURE WARNING SOUNDED, FLIGHT CREW VERIFIED LOSS OF PRESSURE AND INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL 100, OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AND AUTO CONTROL WAS SWITCHED TO STANDBY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW T/C R6A21001, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER S/N 8711489 COULD NOT CONFIRM REASON FOR REMOVAL, UNIT TESTED GOOD IN ALL MODES. VENDORS FUNCTIONAL TEST OF OUTFLOW VALVE S/N 177964 WAS NO FAULT FOUND. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY FOUND WAS INDICATOR LAMP FAILS TO OPERATE NORMALLY, ADJUSTED INDICATOR SWITCH IAW CMM 21-33-00.

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