Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 9, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23261
Aircraft time
60,891 hours, 38,482 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Part serial
860743
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 218
Part time
43,606 hours, 27,170 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

EN ROUTE EXPERIENCED CABIN PRESSURE LOSS, DONNED O2 MASKS & EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT. MANUALLY DEPLOYED CABIN O2 MASKS (MASKS WERE NOT USED), STANDBY & MANUAL DID NOT WORK, TRIED AGAIN LATER AND STANDBY DID WORK. LANDED AT PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. MX RE-STOWED MASKS AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW BMM 21-31-11-4. PERFORMED HEATER TEST OF AFT OUTFLOW VALVE AND CABIN PRESSURE TEST, BOTH TESTS WERE GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF OUTFLOW VALVE SN 860743 CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL FOR FAILING PRETEST FINDING MOTOR AND GEARBOX ASSEMBLY INOPERATIVE AND SLUGGISH. REPLACED SERVOMOTOR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND 2 EACH ANNULAR BALL BEARINGS. RETESTED UNIT IAW 21-33-00 REV. 19.