Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 29, 2026
Submitted
August 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25286
Aircraft time
132,949 hours, 20,305 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
10364225
Part serial
2517
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
832,949 hours, 720,305 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THUMPING NOISE AT DOOR 1R INFLIGHT. DURING A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF R1 DOOR, FOUND LOWER DOOR BUSTLE DETACHED & LOOSE ON FWD SIDE. BUSTLE RESECURED IAW AMM 25-66-01-416-010. WHILE CARRING OUT THE EXCESSIVE CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE TEST IAW AMM 05-51-24-782-001, ACFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE. OBSERVED THAT LOWER POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE HAD OPENED & WAS VENTING OVERBOARD. CABIN PRESSURE LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT, POST POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE REPLACEMENT, IAW AMM 05-51-24-782-001. LEAK CHECK PASSED. OBSERVED PRESSURE DROP FELL WITHIN SATIAFACTORY ZONE LIMITS. NO AUDIBLE NOISES OR LEAKS NOTICED INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY AT R1 DOOR OR AROUND ACFT. LOWER POSITIVE PRESSURE. RELIEF VALVE REPLACED IAW AMM 21-32-01/201. STATIC SYS LEAK CHK OF LOWER POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO BE CARRIED OUT.