Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 6, 2024
Submitted
August 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30221
Aircraft time
79,323 hours, 16,803 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
27406504
Part serial
93382
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
6,683 hours, 892 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTUREAFT OUTFLOW VAVLE CORY SWITCH REMOVED, FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONNECTOR REMOVED IN THE CEILING PANEL. THE BLEED AIR / PRESSURIZATION LIGHT PANEL AND THE MANUAL LDG. ALT KNOB REMOVED. ALL PARTS ARE ON THE CONSOL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER FWD SWITCH IAW FIM 21-31 TASK 807. EICAS MESSAGE CLEARED. PREFORMED GROUND TEST 21-CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM. L & R SYSTEMS PASS. PRESSURIZATION RUN STILL REQUIRED TO VERIFY REPAIR AND CLEAR ORIGINAL DISCREPANCY. REVERSED MEL 2131S TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION, FWD OUTFLOW VALVE OPERATES NORMALLY AFTER OUTFLOW VALVE OPERATES INDICATION TURNS AMBER INTERMITTENT, RESET AFT OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATIONS AND MOVEMENT NORMAL. PRESSURRIZE TO 4 .0 DELTA P , CABIN PRESSURE HOLDS NORMAL AT THIS POINT, DURING DEPRESSUIZATION, FOUND AFT OUT FLOW VALVE INDICATION TURNED AMBER 2 TIMES AND NOT OPENING NORMALLY USING MANUAL MODE. OUTFLOW VALVE AFT STATUS MSG APPEARS AND MAINT MSG 21-39040 ACTIVE PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT REF AMM 05-51-24-780-002 POST AFT OUT FLOW VALVE DC MOTOR REPLACEMENT, AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ON FWD AND AFT OUTFLOW VALVE, FWD N AFT OUTFLOW VALVE SWITCH POSITION PLACED BACK TO AUTO.