Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
March 28, 2010
Submitted
April 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28486
Aircraft time
35,385 hours, 11,864 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
32021421
Part serial
3713
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Left Pack
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

REPEAT WRITE-UP. SEE ITEM 004 THIS LOGSHEET. CABIN PRESS UNCONTROLLABLE IN AUTO 1/ AUTO 2 AND MANUAL. OUTFLOW MANUALLY CLOSED. DUCT PRESS 40 PSI BUT CABIN WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURIZATION. FOUND LT PACK DUCT SUPPLY CHECK VALVE WITH 4 INCH SQ SECTION BLOWN. BLOWN SECTION IS FWD OF CHECK VALVE FLAPPER, THIS CAUSING RT PACK TO ALSO BLOW ITS PRESS TO THE OUTSIDE. REMOVED LT PACK CHECK VALVE DUCT ASSY. INSTALLED LT PACK CHEK VALVE DUCT ASSY. LEAK CHECK OK. PRESSURE A/C. CHECKS OK. REF ITEM 11 OF THIS LOGSHEET. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.