Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7377BX

Difficulty date
August 6, 2014
Submitted
August 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737KA
Make and model
Boeing 7377BX
Aircraft serial
30740
Aircraft time
27,144 hours, 16,661 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
0010547
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AUTO FUNCTION OF THE CABIN PRESS CONTROL FAILED. TROUBLESHOOTING USING THE FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL & BITE TESTS FOUND A FAULT ON THE OUTFLOW VLV. THE OUTFLOW VLV WAS REPLACED & FAULTS DID NOT RETURN. OPERATIONAL TESTS OF THE CABIN PRESS CONTROL SYS WERE NORMAL.

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