Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
June 29, 2003
Submitted
July 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
66,930 hours, 26,124 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
213N110310
Condition
Blown
Location
Zone 126
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
G, B, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT AT FL 190 HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT AIRCRAFT SHUDDER. CHECKED PRESSURIZATION AND FOUND OUTFLOW VALVE WAS IN FULL CLOSED POSITION, CABIN PRESSURE WAS CLIMBING. MANUALLY DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS & MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT. DECLARED EMERGENCY & TURNED BACK TO PHX. MX FOUND A BLOWN DUCT IN RT A/C PACK BAY, REMOVED & REPLACED DUCT ASSEMBLY IN RT PACK BAY, LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. THE CHECK VALVE THAT PREVENTS REVERSE AIRFLOW FROM THE MIX MANIFOLD ALSO FAILED, FLAPPER DISK WAS TORN OFF HINGES & FOUND WEDGED IN DUCTING. REMOVED & REPLACED CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. REPLACED ALL OXYGEN MASKS & GENERATORS.

More about the Boeing 757-2S7