Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
February 19, 2001
Submitted
February 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24522
Aircraft time
46,552 hours, 17,500 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535*
Engine time
49,068 hours, 18,864 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
10746012
Part serial
756C
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr1 Engine
Part time
2,742 hours, 1,140 cycles
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

BWI - AIR TURNBACK - 2/10/01 - ON TAKEOFF THE NR 1 ENGINE HIGH STAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO AND THE CREW SWITCHED TO MANUAL AND CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED AT 10000 FT CABIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BWI MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HIGH STAGE VALVE AND FOUND A FOREWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT NET STRAP CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. AN ENGINE RUN AND PRESSURIZATION TEST WAS PERFORMED; ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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