Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
October 30, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21879
Aircraft time
70,730 hours, 18,080 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Valve
Part number
3209953
Part serial
156
Condition
Failed
Location
Ground Cooling
Part time
69,179 hours, 18,109 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON 10/24/02. THE GROUND EQUIPMENT COOLING EXHAUST VALVE FAILED OPEN. THE VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE WORN BEARINGS AND INTERNAL PARTS CAUSING INTERMITTENT OPERATION.