Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 8, 2010
Submitted
February 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23760
Aircraft time
71,987 hours, 33,837 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

AT FL340 HAD CABIN ALT WARNING. CABIN WAS AT 11000 WITH 500FT MIN CLIMB. BOTH PACKS WERE ON AND NO ABNORMAL IND EXCEPT THE OUTFLOW VALVE SHOWED OPEN 3/4. PASS 02 MASKS DEPLOYED IAW "CABIN ALT" WARN PROCEDURE.