SDR AALA990016

Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716AA
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20608
Part
Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 1948 - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT FL 30, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT DUCT AND PACK TEMPERATURES STARTED TO RISE WITH SMOKE REPORTED IN AFT CABIN. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND BOTH PACKS TRIPPED WITH SMOKE DISSIPATING. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCDIENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT RAM AIR DOOR CHECK VALVE FROZEN SHUT AND LEFT 35 DEGREE VALVE NOT OPERATING. REPLACED 35 DEGREE VALVE AND REMOVED FROZEN OBSTRUCTION FROM RAM AIR DOOR CHECK VALVE. BOTH PACKS OPERATED NORMALLY AT VARIOUS SETTINGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)