Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
November 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22908
Aircraft time
92,455 hours, 44,988 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PASSING 90 KTS ON T/O ROLL, RECEIVED A CABIN AUTO INOP EICAS MSG AND CABIN ALT AUTO 1 AND 2 STATUS MSG. ALSO, AFT LT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. ALSO THE CABIN ALT GAGE IS INOPERATIVE SO WE COULDN'T TELL OUR CABIN ALT AT ALL, FLEW AT 10,000 THE WHOLE WAY. BITE OF NR 1 AND 2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS CURRENT LEG FAULTS THE CONTROLLER ON BOTH. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS IAW AMM 21-31. OPS CKS NORMAL. REPLACED COCPIT SELECTOR PANEL IAW AMM 21-31. OPS CK NORMAL. FOUND UPPER OVER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE OPEN. PERFORMED SYS TEST OF POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IAW AMM 21-32. OPS CKS NORMAL. INSPECTED OUTFLOW VALVE LINKAGE AND RAN OUTFLOW VALVE IN MANUAL, OUTFLOW VALVE RUNS SMOOTHLY, ALL LINKAGE CHECKS OK. PRESSURIZED CABIN TO 3 PSID. REPLACED LT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM26-19. OPS CK NORMAL. C/W NO GO ODI PREVENTION REQUIREMENT, MC NOTIFIED. OK FOR SERVICE.