Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
October 9, 2020
Submitted
October 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AA
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40652
Aircraft time
10,782 hours, 1,150 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB CABIN PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE WERE UNCONTROLLABLE CABIN ALT CLIMBED TO 9400' AND WAS STILL CLIMBING FLIGHT DECK TEMP CLIMBED TO 96 DEG AND THE CABIN WAS 89 DEG WITH NEGLIGIBLE AIRFLOW. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW, WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT HAND PACK LOWER RECIRCULATION FAN CHECK VALVE BROKEN AND DUCT BOOT SLID OFF OF DUCT. REPLACED RECIRCUALTION FAN AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 21-25-17.

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