Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 14, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24411
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
71100033
Part serial
830722
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
70,781 hours, 44,514 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

ATL - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO MSY, AT FL360, CREW REPORTED THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. QRH PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH BUT CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. FLIGHT DESCENDED, DIVERTED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT TO DEFECTIVE AFT OUTFLOW VALVE. REPLACED AFT OUFLOW VALVE PER MM 21-31-11. ALSO, REPLACED FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE PER MM 21-43-11 AND RIGHT PACK VALVE PER MM 21-51-71. RE-SECURED FLEXIBLE DUCT FORWARD OF LEFT WATER SEPARATOR. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 03L10021001. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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