Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
March 2, 2026
Submitted
March 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24706
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28767
Aircraft time
85,118 hours, 31,379 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
9719704
Condition
Faulted
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
18,328 hours, 7,714 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

CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE EXCEEDED. RECOMMENDED VALUES FOR ALTITUDES PER FM1.30.3, FELT ABNORMAL PRESSURE IN CLIMB & DECENT, BOTH PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS BITE TEST PASSED IAW AMM 21-31-00. NO FAULTS LATCHED. CREW VERBAL, PRESSURE CHANGE WAS NOTICEABLE. FLIGHT ORIGINALLY PLANNED FO FL 40000 BUT STOPPED CLIMB AT FL 30000 DUE TO DELTA P AT 8.4 PSI. PACK PRESSURE SPLIT WAS NEGLIGABLE. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CLEAR. CREW DID NOT SELECT ALTERNATE OR MANUAL. CABIN RATE OF CLIMB WAS NORMAL. REF FIM 21-31 TASK 815 FAULT 30 WAS NOT FOUND ON EITHER DCPC 1 OR 2 SO DUE TO THIS ENGINE BLEED AIR SYS HEALTH CHECK MUST BE PERFORMED AND AIR CONDITIONING PACK AIR FLOW AND THE FUSELAGE LEAKAGE RATE AIRPLANE PACK OPERATION - CONFIDENCE CHECK CONTINUED WITH FIM 21-31 TASK 815 AT STEP F.2.A. PERFORMED ENGINE BLEED AIR SYSTEM HEALTH CHECKS FOR ENGINE 1 AND 2 REF AMM 36-11-00-700-801. FOUND NO ISSUES, LEAKS, OR ABNORMALITIES WITH EITHER ENGINE. CONTINUE WITH FIM 21-31 TASK 815 AT STEP F.2.B.-PERFORM THE FUSELAGE LEAKAGE RATE CHECK/ AIRPLANE PACK OPERATION CONFIDENCE CHECK, REF AMM 21-00-05-780-801 COMPLETED FIM TASK 21-31 TASK 815 STEP F (2) B & C. ALL CHECKS GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADD EMP:U094459 REF LOG PG. 8095713. OUTFLOW VALVE REPLACED.