Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 30, 2001
Submitted
May 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23319
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
36,807 hours
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

PIT - FLT 1107 - EN ROUTE FROM YYZ TO CLT, AT FL350, THE CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT SOUNDED AS CABIN WAS AT 10,000 FEET AND CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET PER MINUTES. CREW INITIATED DESCENT TO FL115 AND COMPLIED WITH QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES BUT OUTFLOW VALVE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AN NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK PER MM 21-31-00 AND FOUND THE AFT OUTFLOW VALVE INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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