Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
April 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292AS
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21458
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
A/C Pack
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

AT FL 250 CABIN PRESS STARTED CLIMBING AT 100FT PER MIN PERFORMED COM 2.21.16 UNABLE TO STOP CLIMB. STARTED DESCENT, CABIN WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE UNTIL PASSING 17,000 FT CABIN ALT PEAKED AT 9,000 FT RETURNED TO CUN. REMOVED DEFECTIVE PACK SWITCH FOR RT PACK AND REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD, MM 21-50-01.