Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 73781Q

Difficulty date
August 23, 2018
Submitted
September 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AM
Make and model
Boeing 73781Q
Aircraft serial
29052
Aircraft time
58,824 hours, 21,392 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32144464
Part serial
13872
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
21,100 hours, 9,308 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAILURE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED BITE TO CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS IAW AMM 21-31-00, DETECTING CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE PRESSURE CONTROLLERS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 21-31-01-000-801 AND AMM 21-31-01-400-801 AND MANUAL MODE TEST AND SYS GROUND TEST WERE PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-801 AND 21-31-00-700-802, CONTINUING THE FAILURE. DURING THE REVISION, THE HIGH STAGE VALVE WAS DETECTED THAT DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE HIGH STAGE VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 36-11-06-000-801 AND 36-11-06-400-801. A CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION CONDITION INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM TASK 05-51-81, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND, ALL TESTED CORRECT.

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