Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
July 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21857
Aircraft time
46,764 hours, 36,474 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE OPERATION ON DECENT, ON THROTTLE PULL BACK THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EMERGENCY DECENT WAS EXECUTED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED, THE LT MODULATING SENSE LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. PERFORM OPS CHECKS WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.