SDR SB05138

Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 28, 2005
Submitted
October 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23703
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Part serial
840142
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Fuselage
Part time
50,847 hours, 36,993 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT1243 - DURING CRUISE, CREW REPORTED A LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM CABIN AND ALMOST INSTANTLY FELT PRESSURE IN THEIR EARS. CREW FOUND CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBING 3,000 TO 4,000 FT PER MINUTE. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CLOSED PER PROCEDURES WITH NO AFFECT ON PRESSURE LOSS. CABIN PRESSURE REACHED CLOSE TO 14,000 FT, BUT CREW WAS ABLE TO DESCEND FLT BEFORE MASKS DEPLOYED IN CABIN. CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND DIVERTED FLT TO BWI FOR MX. FLT LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND AFT OUTFLOW VALVE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VLV PER MM 21-31-11. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REPAIRED LEAK FROM AFT CARGO DOOR SILL AREA. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY PRESS CONFIDENCE

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