Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
June 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7281U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21559
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Compt
Component
Sundstrand · 56697
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN DOES NOT PRESSURIZE DURING CLIMB IN AUTO, STANDBY OR MANUAL. *S/D* FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FLOW CONTROL VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. REPLACED EQUIPMENT FLOW CONTROL VALVE. OPERATED ENGINES NR 1 AND NR 3 AT IDLE AND AT CLIMB POWER AND AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AT CLIMB POWER. DUCT PRESSURE 50 PSI AND RATE OF CLIMB 2000 FT PER MINUTE. AT IDLE CLIMB THE RATE IS 500 TO 1000 FPM. ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL TEST.