Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
August 11, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13716
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28787
Aircraft time
79,139 hours, 28,734 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AA
Part serial
9819763
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
60,822 hours, 26,388 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

DIFF PRESSURE EXCEEDED LIMITATION. 8.5 AT FL380CREW FL380 DIFFERENTIAL PRESS WAS 8.5 AND RISING. WENT TO 8.9. M AX WAS 8.3 OPERATING LIMIT. DESCENDED DOWN TO FL 240. WENT DOWN TO 7.8 AND AND BACK UP TO 8.5 . AT 20000 WENT TO 8.0 AT 20000 C ABIN ALT WAS AT 0 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 3000FT. NEEDLE NEV ER WENT BELOW THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE LIMITATION UNTIL THEY W ERE AT FL140. DIDN'T NOTICE ANY CHANGES WITH POWER SETTING AND 0 2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. CA BELIEVES IT TO BE AN OVER PRESSURE. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT REF AMM 21-00-05-780-801 TO 4 PSID. NO HULL LEAKS FOUND. AFTER 4 PSID CLOSED OUTFLOW VALVE COMPLETLY AND TURNED BOTH PACKS OFF. AFTER 2 MINUTES PRESSURE WAS AT 2.5 AND RATE OF CHANGE NEVER EXCEEDED 1.5. ROTABLE PARTS CHANG ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1369988 SN OFF 9763 IPC REFERENCE # 21-31-00 VALVE, AIR, CAB OFF 29-2131-9-0007 0524 ON 29-2131-9-0007 9763 REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW ASSEMBLY REF AMM 21-31-03-000/400-801. OUTFLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRESSURIZATION GROUND TEST REF AMM 21-31-00-700-802.SUSPECT OUTFLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY BAD FROM STOCK STILL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.