Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 2, 2003
Submitted
December 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23260
Aircraft time
57,721 hours, 36,967 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110035
Part serial
96123798
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 218
Part time
19,285 hours, 12,106 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, AT CRUISE FL 24000. CABIN ALTITUDE KEPT CLIMBING AT 400 FPM UNTIL IT REACHED 10000 FT. DIVERTED TO LAS, NO MASKS DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION INTEGRITY CHECK, TEST FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE IAW T/C R6A21001. ALSO FOUND LEAKING CLAMP AT APU SUPPLY DUCT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. RESECURED CLAMP AND RE-ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION INTEGRITY CHECK, CHECK WAS GOOD PER T/C F1B21006. VENDORS INCOMING TEST OF OUTFLOW VALVE S/N 96123798 CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL. DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT FOUND AC & DC ACTUATOR SWITCHES LEAKING & VARIABLE RESISTOR SPRINGS WORN. THE SWITCH CAMS HAD EVIDENCE OF DEEP WEAR AND MISCELLANEOUS BEARINGS WERE ROUGH & BINDING. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED IAW CM.