SDR CAL950531

Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27783
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20638
Part
Regulator
Part number
89812621
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
18,705 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

LAX - FLT 0418 - AIRCRAFT LOST CABIN PRESSURE WHILE AT 33,000 FEET EN ROUTE FROM SFO TO LAX. CABIN PRESSURE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED IN STAND-BY A.C. OR D.C. MODES AND RT PACK COULD NOT BE RESET. OXY MASKS DEPLOYED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO LAX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOTH THE HIGH PRESSURE REGULATOR AND HIGH PRESSURE MODULATING VALVE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. OPERATION OF THE RT PACK AND MIX VALVE CHECKED GOOD. DECAY CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 5-12-71 AND PRESSURE WAS WITHIN LIMITS. THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ALSO NOTED BY MAINTENANCE ALL OXY MASKS HAD DEPLOYED. OXY MASKS WERE STOWED AND OXY BOTTLES SERVICED TO FULL. (X)