Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
June 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29917
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145414
Aircraft time
24,426 hours, 18,510 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2099L011100
Part serial
148
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
31,012 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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What was found

DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE AUTO-PRESSURIZATION FAILED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DIVERTING TO AEX WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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