SDR F3LA99045

Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
June 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
20215
Part
Valve
Part number
39606411
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuselage
Part time
6,262 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

DEN - FLT 546 - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED CABIN ALTITUDE HORN SOUNDED AT 10,000 FEET. CLOSED OUTFLOW VALVE USING MANUAL DC AT 32,500 FEET. CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB AT 1,000 FPM AND A RAPID DESCENT WAS MADE TO 14,000 FEET. OXYGEN MASKS WERE AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED. REPLACED LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE, RESTOWED OXYGEN MASKS, AND PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. CYCLES: 4,630. (X)