Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727230

Difficulty date
September 10, 2009
Submitted
September 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357KP
Make and model
Boeing 727230
Aircraft serial
20675
Aircraft time
70,231 hours, 37,612 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
39608831
Part serial
P1933
Condition
Inoperative
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

DURING CLIMB THE ACFT CABIN WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED. THE RT FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS FOUND NOT FULLY CLOSING. RT FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS, PERFORMED VESSEL PRESSURE DECAY CHECK, ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.