Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 20, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28810
Aircraft time
59,106 hours, 7,039 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Motor
Condition
Failed
Location
Outflow Valve
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

CREW LOST CABIN PRESS, RTFL LEFT OUTFLOW VALVE FAILED & CABIN ALT HORN CAME ON AT 10000 FT. CREW LOST THE CABIN, DESCENDED TO 8000 FT RT OUTFLOW VALVE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN CABIN PRESS. INVEST FOUND MAINT MESS 21207 DISPLAYED & LATCHED HARD. REF MAINT MESS 21207 CPCS OUTFLOW VALVE L ACTUATOR MOTOR FAIL FIM TASK 21-31 TASK 807. INSP LT & RT OUTFLOW VALVE ASSY, LT & RT ICU & P213 LEFT OFV COMPONENTS. NO FAULTS NOTED 164022 CARRIED OUT FUNCTION CHK OF LT & RT OUTFLOW VALVES. BOTH OPERATED NORMALLY & SMOOTHLY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH CPCS SYS PASS BITE TESTS OK. RPLCD THE R349 & R351 RELAYS AS PER FIM TASK. RPLCD LT OUTFLOW VALVE MOTOR ASSY AS PER MM WITH BORROWED PART. ALL OPERATES AND FUNCTIONS NORMALLY.