Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 8, 2014
Submitted
June 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145306
Aircraft time
32,501 hours, 27,786 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
28,901 hours, 24,303 cycles
Part
Flapper Valve
Part number
12039715001
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

CREW REPORTED THAT THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYS WAS INOPERATIVE DURING FLIGHT. THE CREW RETURNED TO FIELD & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SYS TO BE WORKING & DEFERRED THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED ON 6/11/14 WHEN MX REPLACED THE GND AIR CONNECTION FLAPPER VLV.

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