SDR SB06045

Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
May 1, 2006
Submitted
May 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23936
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7207375
Part serial
870788
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
44,899 hours, 32,882 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, CABIN ALT ALERT WARNING HORN SOUNDED, CABIN PRESS CLIMBED. CREW INITIATED AN EMERG DESCENT. AT LOWER ALT, WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF CABIN ALT. NO EMERG DECLARED. FLT DIVERTED, LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MX ACCOMP A/C PRESS T/S CARD J321-30-00. R/R`D CABIN ALT DIFFERENTIAL PRESS IND, CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER, LEFT RAM AIR TEMP CONTROLLER, LEFT TURBOFAN VALVE AND REPAIRED A SKIN CRACK. HOWEVER, ON 5/4/06 A/C EXPERIENCED A REPEAT EVENT WHEREAS CABIN ALT ALERT WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CREW GAINED CONTROL OF CABIN AS SYS WORKED FINE IN STANDBY. FLT CONTINUED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. MX R/R`D AFT OUTFLOW VLV AND FOUND BOTH SAFETY RELIEF VALVES BAD. REPLACED BOTH SAFETY RELIEF VLVS. OP CHK OF VLVS GOOD.