Service difficulty report · Coupling · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 6, 2020
Submitted
December 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30318
Aircraft time
70,118 hours, 26,671 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Broken
Location
Shutoff Valve
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MEM DUE TO A "CABIN ALTITUDE" WARNING LIGHT AT FL400, WITH ONLY A LT PACK EICAS MESSAGE. THE CREW DID ACCOMPLISH AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT PRSOV CONTROLLER & PRSOV AND A BROKEN LEADING EDGE DUCT COUPLING. PERFORMED ENGINE BLEED, SINGLE PACK CONFIDENCE & EXCESSIVE LEAK DOWN CHECKS. OK FOR SERVICE.