Service difficulty report · Boot · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 29, 2011
Submitted
May 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24265
Aircraft time
71,663 hours, 29,221 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Blown
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FL330 GOT CABIN ALT WARNING AND CABIN AUTO INOP CAUTION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10,000'. CABIN PRESSURE REACHED 11,000'. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLT RETURNEDTO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BLOWN BOOT IN RIGHT ECS BAY, OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, AND BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS.