Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 20, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145424
Aircraft time
17,999 hours, 14,757 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,365 hours, 11,852 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2099L021100
Part serial
01658
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

CLE TO ATL - DURING CLIMB, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE CABIN SERVICE DOOR. THE FLIGHT CREW VERIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED ON THE MFD AND MONITORED THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT FL200 WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PRESSURIZATION INDICATIONS WERE ERRATIC FOR BOTH THE CABIN ALTITUDE AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CMH, AND DURING DESCENT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CABIN RATE WOULD NOT DESCEND UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE THE CABIN ALTITUDE OF 5,900 FEET. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND FOUND ONE OF THE PRESSURIZATION OUTFLOW VALVES WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. AFTER REPLACING THE OUTFLOW VALVE AND REPAIRING THE CABIN SERVICE DOOR SEAL, THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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