Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Sleeve
Part number
BACD40D441342
Condition
Cut
Location
Air Cond Bay
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION. CABIN ALTITUDE WENT TO 10,000 FEET WHEN CRUISING AT 37,000 FEET. DESCENDED TO 22,000 FEET AND CABIN ALTITUDE RECOVERED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GANDER, NEWFOUNDLAND. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: CLAMPS AND SLEEVE UPSTREAM OF RIGHT PACK AIR CONDITIONING CHECK VALVE WERE FOUND LOOSE. IN ADDITION, A 4.5 INCH LONG CIRCUMFERENTIAL CUT WAS FOUND ON THE CORRESPONDING SLEEVE ON THE LEFT PACK SYSTEM.