Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
January 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24594
Aircraft time
62,624 hours, 22,554 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Open
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING AT 19,000 FT. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND MASKS DEPLOYED IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT RETURNED CCS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. MX FOUND AIR CHECK VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITON. RESET VALVE AND ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION CHECK. REPLACED O2 CONTAINERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.