Service difficulty report · O2 Generator · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
January 5, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Part
O2 Generator
Part number
E7174000
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
4,896 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED A DUAL BLEED TRIP WITH ASSOCIATED LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AND EMERGENCY DESCENT RESULTING IN ATB. THE CREW ACTIVATED THE PASSENGER OXYGEN SYSTEM. SEVERAL PASSENGER OXYGEN GENERATORS DID NOT ACTIVATE. LEFT BLEED TRIP AND RESET PER QRH. LEFT BLEED TRIP AGAIN. BLEED SELECTED OFF PER QRH. ATB INITIATED AS PER MCC ADVICE. HOWEVER, 5 MINUTES INTO THE RETURN FLIGHT RT BLEED TRIP. DURING DESCENT CABIN RATE OF CLIMB EXCEEDED 2000 FPM. TOTAL OF 5 PASSENGER OXYGEN GENERATORS DID NOT ACTIVATE. NO ISSUES WITH ANY CREW O2 GENERATORS/ACTIVATION MECHANISM OPERATIONS. 44 PASSENGERS + CREW ONBOARD CABIN CREW ASSISTANCE COULD NOT ACTIVATE THE OXYGEN GENERATORS NECESSITATING PASSENGERS BE MOVED TO AN ALTERNATE SEAT ROW. SPECIFIC SEAT ROW LOCATION WAS NOT RECORDED BY CREW. SUNWING HAS REPLACED ENTIRE SHIPSET OF P/N E71740-00 OXYGEN GENERATORS IAW AMM.

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