Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 5, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145345
Aircraft time
26,795 hours, 21,814 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
25,007 hours, 21,163 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
12039715001
Condition
Broken
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

CREW REPORTED, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT IN AUTO AND MANUAL MODES DURING FLIGHT. RETURNED TO KBDL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND AIR CONNECTION CHECK VALVE BROKEN. LOCKED THE VALVES OPEN AND DEFERRED THE VALVE. CMH MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRAL LATER THAT DAY BY REPLACING GROUND AIR CHECK VALVE. OPERATIONAL AND PRESSURIZATION CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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