Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
August 8, 2015
Submitted
August 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23845
Aircraft time
84,623 hours, 36,597 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB, OPERATING ON FLIGHT 2245, PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK DUE TO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AND CABIN ALTITUDE RISING. STATUS MESSAGES WERE "CABIN AUTO INOPERATIVE, CABIN ALT AUTO" AND "CABIN ALT AUTO 2". MAX CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 11K AND OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATED CLOSED. ALL MESSAGES CLEARED DURING DESCENT AND CRUISE AT 10K. AFTER LANDING, LOST CONTROL OF LT PACK TEMP; ALL MODES FULL HOT ONLY. FOUND BLOWN DUCT ON LT PACK BETWEEN CONDENSOR AND REHEATER. R & R DUCT IAW AMM 21-51-18-404-008. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED NO-GO ODI FOR ATA 2132, STEPS 1, 2, 3, 4 BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT. ALL CHECKS GOOD. MCC LOG ENTERED TO ACCOMPLISH SINGLE PACK CONFIDENCE CHECK.