SDR CAL960047

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 7372C0

Difficulty date
January 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10242
Make and model
Boeing 7372C0
Aircraft serial
20071
Part
Control Panel
Part number
7110025
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
24,552 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

BDL - FLT 1064 - THE CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AT FL 270 WHILE EN ROUTE FROM CLE TO BDL, AND SHORTLY AFTER, BEGAN TO CLIMB RAPIDLY. PRESSURE CONTROL WAS SWITCHED TO STANDBY, BUT CABIN PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. A DESCENT WAS STARTED, THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED, AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE AT BDL. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL. PRESS CONTROLLER WAS ALSO REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ALL DOOR SEALS AND THE OUTFLOW VALVE WERE INSPECTED AND FND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE ACFT WAS PRESSURIZED TO 5 PSI, AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD. THE OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. (X)