Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 30, 2016
Submitted
January 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145382
Aircraft time
35,815 hours, 32,219 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2097K021100
Part serial
01721
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
57 hours, 62 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B, A

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

What was found

AFTER REACHING CRUISE, CREW FELT A BUMP IN THE PRESSURIZATION & CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO RISE, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS & PERFORM ALL REQUIRED CHECKLISTS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DESCENDED TO 10000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 15000 FT & PAX O2 MASKS DEPLOYED. ONCE STABILIZED, DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AIR LEAKS AROUND MAIN PAX, SERVICE DOORS AND COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS SEALS AND REPAIRED. FOUND CONNECTING B-NUTS TO ELECTROPNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE LOOSE AND TIGHTENED. FOUND LEAK BEHIND THE NR 2 STATIC PORT AND CORRECTED. DISCOVERED 1500 FT/MIN LEAK IN ELECTROPNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED . OPS CHECK FLIGHT AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM CHECKING NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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