Service difficulty report · Psu · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 5, 2009
Submitted
November 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12114
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27556
Aircraft time
61,389 hours, 13,124 cycles
Part
Psu
Part number
417N3011101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RAPID DE-PRESSURIZATION OF CABIN CAUSED PASSENGER O2 MASKS TO DEPLOY, 51 SEAT ROWS COULD NOT ACTIVATE O2 GENERATORS, MASK LANYARD JAMMED AND WOULD NOT PULL FIRING PIN. THE ACFT LOST PRESSURIZATION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE LEFT PACK FAILED. RT PACK WAS ON MEL AT THE TIME. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER O2 MASKS TO DEPLOY. THIS LOG IS INITIATED BECAUSE THE O2 SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED FOR 51 SEAT ROWS. THE TROUBLE FOUND WAS TRACED TO BINDING OF THE MASK LANYARD WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE O2 GENERATOR FIRING PIN TO BE PULLED AND ACTIVATE THE GENERATOR. ENGINEERING REQUESTED THAT EA 3520-01185 REV C BE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. THIS EA MOD HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED ON THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WILL REMEDY THE LANYARD BINDING CONDITION.