Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 4, 2009
Submitted
August 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145305
Aircraft time
22,126 hours, 20,699 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,423 hours, 17,181 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2097K021100
Part serial
02045
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
14,651 hours, 14,359 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7842, GSO TO IAD. ON TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CREW LEVELED OFF AT 10,000FT WITH ZERO CABIN ALTITUDE, ZERO DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, AND ZERO CABIN RATE OF CHANGE. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE CREW SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE WENT TO 8,200FT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GSO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION MODE WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MEL WAS CLEARED IN CMH ON 8/5/2009 WHEN THE ELECTRO PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED.

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