Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
January 12, 2006
Submitted
January 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Aircraft time
58,461 hours, 40,864 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Water Separator
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

DURING CRUISE, CREW REPORTED THAT AT FL 300 ALTITUDE HORN CAME ON. CREW VERIFIED CABIN ALT WAS 10,000 AND A DESCENT TO 10,000 FT INITIATED, THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO RE-PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. CREW REPORTED NO DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR DOOR SQUEALS HEARD. THE OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATED FULL OPEN AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DROP, WAS A "NON-RAPID" DEPRESSURIZATION. CREW DIVERTED TO ELP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, NO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT AND PASSENGERS DID NOT BRACE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND CLAMP LOOSE FORWARD OF THE LT WATER SEPARATOR & DUCT APART DUMPING CABIN AIR. MAINTENANCE REPOSITIONED AND SECURED CLAMP. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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