Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 11, 2009
Submitted
March 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
43,796 hours, 28,343 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
56697
Part serial
1801
Condition
Failed
Location
Cooling Flow
Part time
13,044 hours, 10,978 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY. TWO MIN AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL320 CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED THROUGH 10 K MSL. CREW EXECUTED CABIN ALT WARNING/RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION AND EMERGENCY DESCENT CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO HOLD PRESSURE (CABIN ALT CLIMBING ) ALL PRES MODES. OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATED FULL CLOSED, BUT AIRCRAFT STILL WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. PERFORMED CONTROLLER SYSTEMS CHECK PER JRH AND OPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED EQUIPMENT COOLING FLOW CONTROL VALVE CHECKS GOOD FOR SECURITY AND OPERATION IAW AMM CH 21-58-021-4.