Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 4, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
39854021
Part serial
P3042
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT FL 270 CABIN ALTITUDE AURAL WARNING SOUNDED AND ALTITUDE ALERTER ILLUMINATED AND AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. (AUS) T/S SYS, RAN ENGINES AND PERF DECAY CK PER M/M 05-51-71, CKD WITHIN LIMITS. SUSPECTED EQUIPMENT COOLING BLOWER CTRL VALVE OF BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE PER M/M 21-58-21. SUSPECT LACK OF AIR FLOW FROM LT PACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK VALVE PER M/M 21-55-71. PERF OPS CK OF PRESS CTRL SYS IAW.