SDR 9509682294

Service difficulty report · Manual Control · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
June 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21505
Part
Manual Control
Part number
1310461
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
45,275 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL345, CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING AT 500 RPM AND COULD NOT CONTROL MANUALLY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED DESCENT TO FL100. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. MAXIMUM CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 15,000 FT. FLIGHT LANDED AS SCHEDULED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DTW MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AUTO AND MANUAL CONTROLLERS, COALESCER BAG, AND 35 DEGREE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. STATION BUF CHANGED TO LGA.