Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 14, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21304
Aircraft time
73,250 hours, 49,425 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Acm Bay
Component
Equip Cool Valve · 56697
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FL270 NOTICED CABIN ALTITUDE AT 8000 FT AND CLIMBING. INITIATED LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION PROCEDURES. COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF CABIN. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT. THROUGHOUT PROCEDURES OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATED FULL CLOSED IN ALL POSITIONS (AUTO, STBY, A/C MAN, D/C MAN). EN ROUTE TO CVG AT 10000 FT A PRESSURIZATION SURGE AND CABIN BEGAN DESCENDING AT GREATER THAN 2000 FT/MIN. REPLACED EQUIP COOLING VALVE AND CARGO HEAT VALVE PRESSURIZED A/C CKS OK.