Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
December 3, 2006
Submitted
December 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3753
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29671
Aircraft time
16,724 hours, 7,237 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
DPN012218413
Condition
Broken
Location
Pressure Panel
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

AFTER LEVELING AT 12000 NOTICED THAT CABIN HAD CLIMBED TO 9400. WHEN CLIMB WAS CONTINUED CABIN WOULD NOT REMAIN BELOW 10000. TRIED ALT CONTROLLER. NO HELP OUTFLOW VLV CLOSE. PERFORMED TASK 21-31-00-810-823 LOW PACK AIR FLOW OR CABIN LEAK FAULT ISOLATION. PACK FLOW CONTROL VLV. OPS TEST GOOD. FOUND BROKEN CLAMP ON BOOT SEALING APU DUCT AT P-DOME. REPLACED CLAMP. PRESS ACFT WITH EACH PACK INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER. NOW PRESSURIZES NORMALLY. ALL IN NORMAL.