Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
July 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11641
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28902
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AA
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft/Tail
Part time
3,049 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED IN AUTO, ALTERNATE, OR MANUAL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MEX. THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MEX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT OUTFLOW VALVE AND BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE 02 GENERATORS IN LAVS AND SEAT ROWS 1AB, 3AB, 3EF, AND 19L HAD NOT FIRED. ALL O2 GENERATORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE O2 MASKS WERE REPACKED.