Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 75723N

Difficulty date
October 27, 2017
Submitted
November 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UW
Make and model
Boeing 75723N
Aircraft serial
30886
Aircraft time
55,271 hours, 15,736 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B, A

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.. AT FL 360 CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET. THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE COCKPIT CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND STARTED A DESCENT TO 10, 000 FEET. DURING DESCENT CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 10,000 FT. LEFT AND RIGHT DUCT PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 20 PSI AND 60 PSI. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO HNL. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED FIM 36-11-00-815-805. FOUND L DUCT PRESS LAGGING BEHIND R DUCT PRESSURE. ALSO L RFCC FAILED OPS TEST IAW AMM 36-11-18-710-806-001. REPLACED L RFCC IAW AMM 36-11-18 OPS CHK OK. BITE CHECK BOTH PRESS CONTROLLERS IAW AMM 21-31-00. NO FAULTS FOUND.

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