Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 19, 2009
Submitted
September 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145226
Aircraft time
24,037 hours, 19,089 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,706 hours, 15,496 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2097K011100
Part serial
01549
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
20,641 hours, 17,003 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 5856, IAH TO STL. DURING CRUISE AT FL370 THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS SLOWLY RISING PAST 9,000FT. THE CREW DESCENDED TO FL250 AND AS THE CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO RISE, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO FL100 WHERE THE CABIN ALTITUDE REMAINED AT 10,000FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LIT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN LIT ON-CALL MAINTENANCE PLACED THE AUTO-PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ON MEL AND PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECKS ON THE GROUND WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE MEL WAS CLEARED IN STL WHEN THE ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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