Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 17, 2013
Submitted
August 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12109
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27299
Aircraft time
73,468 hours, 18,050 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
1575208
Part serial
02159
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
62,705 hours, 15,332 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT FL 370, APPROX 90 NM FROM AIRPORT, ALT HORN, RED CABIN ALT AND RED CABIN ALT EICAS MSG ON MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT, CAB ALT REACHED 12,000 RAN QRH AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS BITE IAW FIM 21-30, TASK 802 NO FAULTS ON NR 1 OR NR 2 CONTROLLERS AS PRECAUTIONARY, R & R OUTFLOW VALVE REF MM 21-31-03-002-001 AND 21-31-03-402-010 OPS CK OK ALSO R & R CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL REF MM 21-31-01/401 PRESSURIZED ACFT NO DEFECTS NOTED.