Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145355
Aircraft time
23,229 hours, 18,762 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,495 hours, 18,238 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
12039715001
Condition
Missing
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

DURING CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE AUTO AND MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS WERE INOP AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BUF. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE AUTO AND MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW TO CLE WHERE THE FAULT WAS FURTHER TROUBLESHOT. IN CLE THE CABIN PRESSURE ACQUISITION MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER WITH NO FIX. UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING THE GROUND AIR CONDITIONING CHECK VALVE WAS MISSING. THE CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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