Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 3, 2010
Submitted
July 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
13,275 hours, 11,539 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,499 hours, 18,338 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2097K021100
Part serial
02254
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
13,283 hours, 11,544 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

WITH THE AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ON MEL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAV USING THE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION MODE. DURING CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE USING THE PRESCRIBED PROCEDURES IN THE MEL AND QRH. THE CABIN RATE OF CLIMB AND DESCENT MATCHED THE VSI RATE. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 8,000FT AND DIVERTED TO ATL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE NOT SECURELY SEATED. THE DE-ACTIVATION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON THE ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE WITH THE AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ON MEL.

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