Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 73776Q

Difficulty date
December 15, 2019
Submitted
December 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565WN
Make and model
Boeing 73776Q
Aircraft serial
30282
Aircraft time
48,418 hours, 32,549 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
40631997201AB
Part serial
0119785
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DECLARED EMERGENCY--------------------------------------------------WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 30,000 / FT. CABIN RATE INCREASED AT 4000 FPM OR GREATER. CABIN CLIMBED THROUGH 10,000 FT. PERFORMED A RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION DESCENT AND ACCOMPLISHED THE QRC "CABIN ALT WARNING, RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION" AND THE QRH RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION CHECKLIST. / R&R AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM.

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