Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 14, 2014
Submitted
April 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26496
Aircraft time
53,859 hours, 20,735 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. PERFORMED EMERGENCY DESCENT. DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS. UPPER POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE POPPED OPEN. FOUND UPPER AND LOWER POSITIVE PRESSURE VALVE FAILED. R & R UPPER AND LOWER PRESSURE VALVES. ALSO, REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE AS A PRECAUTION. OPS CHECKED GOOD.