Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
October 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24149
Aircraft time
53,301 hours, 28,937 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURIZATION ELECTRONIC SYS IN STANDBY, CABIN PRESSURE CANNOT BE MAINTAINED (CABIN ALTITUDE RISES) IN CRUISE. NOT OK IN MANUAL. FOUND FAILED PRECOOLER VALVE AND CRACK IN THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR (FWD RT LOWER CORNER JUST UNDER DOOR PLATE). REPLACED PRECOOLER VALVE AND REPAIRED THE DOOR SILL PLATE LEAK. NO FAULT FOUND.