Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
February 15, 2003
Submitted
February 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22621
Aircraft time
36,285 hours, 22,310 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Panel
Part number
7110025
Part serial
79L1037
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
5,467 hours, 4,780 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT AT MEM, COULD NOT PRESSURIZE, AUTO FAIL, STB. MANUAL NOTHING WORKED, PILOTS WINDOW HAD LOUD WIND NOISE BUT AIR FLOW NOT ENOUGH TO AFFECT PRESSURE, RAN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND NOTHING HAPPENED, RETURNED TO FIELD. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 3 PSI ON GROUND USING HUFFER WITH BOTH PACKS. NO LEAKS NOTED ON ANY SEALS OR DUCTS. WHILE USING ENG PNUEMATICS THE PACKS WOULD NOT COME ON AND TRIPPING GENERATORS AND HEAVY DRAW ON ELE SYS. FOUND E/E BAY SOAKED, PUT COLD BUSTER IN E/E TO DRY OUT. PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON PNU. SYS CONTROLLER AND CHECK PASSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESS CONTROL PANEL IAW M/M 21-31-010-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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