Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24711
Aircraft time
46,119 hours, 31,274 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
7638102
Part serial
80091708
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 205
Part time
3,988 hours, 2,740 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO MCI WHEN LEVELING OFF AT FL 330, NOTICED CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 9500 AND CABIN RATE OF CLIMB WAS +400 FPM. SELECTED STANDBY MODE AND INCREASED RATE, NO CHANGE, SELECTED MANUAL MODE AND FULLY CLOSED THE OUT FLOW VALVE (OFV), BUT OFV WAS ALREADY FULL CLOSED. CABIN ALTITUDE HORN SOUNDED AND CABIN ALTITUDE WENT TO 10,500, STARTED DESCENT AND CABIN ALTITUDE STABILIZED AND REMAINED STABLE AT 5000-6000 WITH AIRCRAFT HOLDING AT 10,000 FT. DIVERTED INTO ABQ, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW BMM 21-31-21, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS MX FERRIED TO PHX.

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