Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
July 26, 2017
Submitted
August 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35307
Aircraft time
16,994 hours, 2,268 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO DURING CLIMB, THE MESSAGES IN EICAS AND STATUS OF CABIN ALTITUDE, MSG 21-34127 AND EQUIP OVBD VALVE AFT, MSG 21-29021. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION IAW AMM 21-27-00, CONFIRMING FAILURE IN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WITH THE MESSAGES OF CABIN ALTITUDE, MSG 21-34127 AND EQUIP OVBD VALVE AFT, MSG 21-29021 AND AFT EE COOLING OVERBOARD EXHAUST (SKIN FLUSH) VALVE IN OPEN CONDITION; THE FIM 21-27 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED RESEATED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS CE2471839 AND CE24781825 OF THE RPDU 81 DETECTING CIRCUIT BREAKER CE2127833 AS NOT RECOGNIZED AND THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COOLING 21 TEST WAS PERFORMED RECOGNIZED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CE2127833; SO THE AFT EE COOLING OVERBOARD EXHAUST (SKIN FLUSH) VALVE WAS CLOSED AND CIRCUIT BREAKER CE2127833 IN OPEN CONDITION.

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