Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 22, 2025
Submitted
October 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77538
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
63694
Aircraft time
27,565 hours, 10,321 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2123010BA
Part serial
1691463
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
27,555 hours, 10,316 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

CABIN ALT WARNING ON DESCENT, CABIN ALT 10/11 THOUSAND FT. COMPLIED WITH CABIN ALT QRC DEFER AUTO 1, BRIEFED OTBND CREW. PERFORMED DCPC BITE CK 1 FAULT REPORTED CODE 017. PULLED & COLLARD PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AUTO 1 CB ON P6-4 PANEL MEL 2114A REJECTING MEL, REQUIRES TROUBLE SHOOTING DUE TO EMERGENCY DECLARED ON ARRIVAL INTO SFO. BOTH DCPCS RECORDED FAULT HISTORY LEG 00, INDICATING CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 10,000 FT. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS GROUND TEST PER FIM 21-31 TASK 801 BOTH DCPCS PASSED. CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING SWITCHES S1153 & S128 TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 21-33-00-000-801. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS MANUAL MODE TEST IAW AMM TASK 21-31-00-710-801. OUTFLOW VALVE EXCESSIVE NOISE CHATTER & HESITATION WHEN IN OPS. R & R OUTFLOW VALVE L IAW AMM TASK 21-31-03-000-801 & AMM 21-31-03-400-801. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYS MANUAL MODE TEST IAW AMM TASK 21-31-00-710-801; TEST PASSED. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM GROUND TEST IAW AMM TASK 21-31-00-700-802; TEST GOOD.