Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N192DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
28449
Aircraft time
59,251 hours, 8,612 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION. AUTO PRESS CONT 1 AND 2 FAIL ALSO UNABLE TO CONTROL MANUALLY. DIVERTED, FOUND POTABLE WATER LEAKING AND ICE ACCUMULATION AROUND OUTFLOW VALVE. REMOVED ICE. AUTO 1 RESET GOOD/MAN CONT GOOD. AUTO 2 RESET NO GOOD. A/C PRESS CHECK GOOD. DEFERRED AUTO2 PER MEL 21-31-01A AND DRAINED AND DEFERRED POT WATER IAW MEL 38-10-01B. ACFT REMOVED FROM ETOPS DUE TO CONTRACT MX EVENT. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ASSY REPAIRED WATER LEAK FROM POTABLE WATER SOURCE. INSPECTED ALL MX, ACFT OK FOR ETOPS OPERATIONS. ETOPS CATEGORY 'B': DIVERSION OR TURNBACK