Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
62,193 hours, 35,519 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Valve
Part number
39608831
Part serial
P1173
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
778 hours, 433 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 OPERATION WITH THE RT PACK ON DMI. THE LT PACK WOULD NOT MAINTAIN CABIN ALTITUDE. ACFT LEVELED OF AT 18,000 FT THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB AT A RATE OF 500 FT/MIN WITH CARGO HEAT OUTFLOW VALVE AND OUT FLOW VALVE CLOSED. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED. R & R RT PACK SHUT VALVE, R & R LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.