Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767223

Difficulty date
January 29, 2003
Submitted
March 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335AA
Make and model
Boeing 767223
Aircraft serial
22333
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DEN - FLT 1835 - EN ROUTE ORD-SFO, DURING CRUISE AT 35,000 FEET, RIGHT PACK INOPERATIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PACK QUIT OPERATING. AS THE LEFT PACK WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE, CREW DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. PASSING 12,000 FEET CREW SUCCESSFULLY RESET THE RIGHT PACK, BUT IT FAILED ONLY A FEW MINUTES LATER. CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER WENT ABOVE 9,000 FEET. ANOTHER RESET ON THE RIGHT PACK WAS ATTEMPTED AT 10,000 FEET. THE PACK DID RESET, BUT FAILED AGAIN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. LANDED DEN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED COMPRESSOR OVERHEAT SWITCH, AND FLOW CONTROL VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)