Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
November 2, 2018
Submitted
November 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
33087
Aircraft time
57,821 hours, 9,540 cycles
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIRPLANE WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. A/C RETURNED TO MIA ON ACCOUNT OF A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED OVERWEIGHT AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE PER AMM 21-58-05. OPERATIONS AND LEAK CHECK OK.