Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
March 11, 2008
Submitted
March 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22041
Aircraft time
45,122 hours, 27,674 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

CLIMBING OUT OF LAX, PRESSURE CONTROLLER INDICATED -100 FPM (DESCENT) UNTIL 8000'MSL. F/O COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN EARS/TEETH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. CAPTS EARS ALSO PAINFUL. AT 8000' CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB PASSING 12000, F/O STILL UNCOMFORTABLE. DIRECTED S/O TO SWITCH TO "STANDBY" A/C CONTINUED AS BEFORE. F/O CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS, SO WE WENT ON O2. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT PHX. AMM PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND INDICATOR CHECKED NORMAL. RECOMMEND REPLACING RATE OF CLIMB, CABIN ALT INDICATOR, PRESSURE CONTROLLER AS A PRECAUTION. R & R CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER PER MM. R & R CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL AND ALTITUDE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR PER MM. PANEL CHECKS OK NEED TO CHECK INDICATOR WHEN A/C IS PRESS. R&R CABIN RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR. OPS CHECK OK REF MM. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK.