Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
July 11, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Aircraft time
39,995 hours
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2123002AC
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
36,571 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK DUE TO UPON LEVEL OFF AT FL400 CABIN ALT WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALT AT 10000 FT AND CLIMBING AT 500 FPM. THEN EQUIP COOLING "OFF" ILLUMINATED. WHEN POWER REDUCED FOR DESCENT, CABIN CLIMB INCREASED TO 2000FPM. NOTE: OUTFLOW VALVE WAS INDICATING FULLY CLOSED. AS THE CREW WAS MONITORING THE CABIN PRESSURE DURING THEIR DESENT WHEN THE CABIN ALTITUDE HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 13000 FEET THEY MANUALLY DEPLOYED THE CABIN OXYGEN MASKS. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE EQUIPMENT COOLING VALVE WAS REPLACED. ALSO SINGLE PACK OPS CONFIDENCE CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT AND WAS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT USING SINGLE PACK DUE TO FAILING THE LEAK DOWN CHECK. INSPECTION REVEALED THE OUTFLOW FAILED PARTIALLY OPEN THERFORE WAS REPLACED. ON JULY 10, 2014 ON DESCENT THROUGH FL 370, CABIN ALT WARNING HORN CAME ON, CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. THE NR 1 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE. NOTE: THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS HISTORY ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE NR 1 PACK VALVE PN: 396498-2 WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO HIGH TIME UNIT OF 38,400 HRS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

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