Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 27, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
43,981 hours, 28,474 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
10607043
Part serial
1137258
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
NR
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 PRESSURIZATION WITH ANY MODE (AUTO, STANDBY, OR MANUAL). DESCENDED TO 11,000. PERFOMED OPS CHECK OF CABIN PRESS CONTROL SYSTEM PER MM 21-31-000-1 ALL MODES OP CHECK NORMAL. VERIFIED CABIN OUTFLOW VALVE IS CLOSED WHEN COMMANDED CLOSED. WITH APU ATTEMPTED TO PRESSURIZE A/C TO PERFORM DECAY CHECK APU WOULD ONLY BRING A/C TO 3.1DP., WHILE USING EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE THE HUFFER OVERHEATED. ALSO WHILE A/C WAS PRESSURIZED. FOUND AIR STILL COMING FROM THE AVI EXHAUST EVEN THOUGH THE VALVE WAS WRENCHED CLOSED. REPLACED EQUIP COOLING FLOW CONTROL VALVE REF M.M 21-58-021-4. PERFORMED DECAY CK REF MM 05-51-101-2, GROUND OPS CK GOOD AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.