Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 22, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511PE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20634
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FL195 FOR FL280 CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 10.5. EMERGENCY DESCENT INITIATED AS PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED IN STANDBY, ONLY IN MANUAL DC. CABIN REACHED 12 BEFORE PRESSURE COULD BE CONTROLLED MARGINALLY AT 8000 FEET. CABIN PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED IN ANY MODE. RESECURED LOOSE GROUND WIRE ON LEFT FLOW MODULATION CONTROL VALVE IAW MM 20-10-4. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT IN AUTO, STANDBY, AND MANUAL MODES. AIRCRAFT PRESSURE NORMAL. (M)