Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
April 5, 2004
Submitted
April 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23627
Aircraft time
56,255 hours, 39,703 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Part serial
890751
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
42,143 hours, 29,087 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

AT FL 350 LOST CABIN PRESSURE, COULD NOT CONTROL IN ANY MODE. EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT & MANUALLY DEPLOYED MASKS, DECLARED EMERGENCY. MX PERFORMED TEST OF OUTFLOW VALVE & FOUND HEATER GASKET INOP. R / R OUTFLOW VALVE, CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER AND CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL. CONFIRMED FAILURE OF CABIN PRESS CONTROL PANEL FINDING SWITCH DEFECTIVE, A BROKEN SWITCH SHAFT, CAPACITORS LEAKING, & OBSOLETE DRIVE BELTS. REPLACED DEFECTIVE PARTS, OVERHAULED UNIT IAW CMM. INCOMING TEST OF CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL, UNIT FOUND TO HAVE A TRANSDUCER OUT OF TRIM. ALIGNED UNIT TO OEM SPECS, & PERFORMED CHECK OF OUTFLOW VALVE COULD NOT CONFIRM REASON FOR REMOVAL, UNIT PASSED ALL INCOMING TESTS.

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