Service difficulty report · Pilot Valve · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 5, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22811
Aircraft time
83,486 hours, 42,422 cycles
Part
Pilot Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL DUE TO A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. FLIGHT CREW ALSO REPORTED AN ELECTRIC SMELL AND SMOKE. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HIGH STAGE PILOT VALVE FAILED AND REPLACED IT. OXYGEN GENERATORS WERE REPLACED AND THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE CLEANED AND STOWED. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.