Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 74787UF

Difficulty date
October 18, 2025
Submitted
October 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858GT
Make and model
Boeing 74787UF
Aircraft serial
37569
Aircraft time
59,356 hours, 9,237 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
50E991
Part serial
515
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT FLT 310, CABIN PRESSURE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. OUTFLOW VALVES WERE INDICATING FULLY CLOSED. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS CLIMBING 200 FPM.(<P>COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING CHECKS PER BOEING SR: CABIN SYSTEM CONTROL PRESSURE TEST AMM TASK 21-31-00-735-011 AND EXCESSIVE CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE TEST PER AMM 05-51-08-702-001. PARTS REPLACED. REF AMM 21-26-15/401. R & R FWD CARGO OVERBOARD VALVE.

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