SDR SB05070

Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
June 14, 2005
Submitted
June 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23740
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
322684004
Part serial
09870307
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
52,780 hours, 31,553 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

EN ROUTE WITH THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION ON MEL, LOST CONTROL OF STANDBY PRESSURIZATION MODE. CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB, PILOT REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. REGAINED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AT APPROX FL280. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX CLEARED MEL WITH REPLACEMENT OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER & OVERHEAD PANEL. OPS TEST GOOD. DURING PRESSURE CONTROL SYS OPS CHECK, FOUND FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE INOP. REPLACED FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE. OPS CHECK & LEAK CHECK GOOD. DURING LEAK DOWN RATE CHECK, FOUND EQUIP COOLING VALVE LEAKING IN CLOSED POSITION. REPLACED VALVE, APU BLEED VALVE FOR NOT FULLY CLOSING, RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND OVERHEAT SWITCH FOR NOT COOLING. ALL OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.