Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
August 13, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
57,575 hours, 40,284 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Part serial
861251
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
53,532 hours, 38,200 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

DURING CLIMB NORMAL & ALTERNATE EQUIPMENT COOLING FAILED. ACFT RETURNED TO PHX, LANDED AND WOULD NOT DEPRESSURIZE. CABIN STAYED AT A DELTA P OF 2.0. MX R & R EQUIPMENT COOLING LOW FLOW SENSOR IAW BOEING MM 21-58-43-4. OPS CHECKS GOOD. ALSO, R & R OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AWA TASK CARD R6A21001. R & R CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW AIRBUS MM 21-31-21-4. OPS CHECKS GOOD. VENDOR TEAR DOWN REPORT OF OUTFLOW VALVE CONFIRMS REASON FOR REMOVAL, UNIT FAILED INCOMING TEST. DC SWITCH REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT AND GATE BUMPER SEAL MISSING. UNIT REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW CMM 21-33-00 REV 19. VENDOR SHOWS CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER PASSED INCOMING TESTS AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.

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