Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 25, 2009
Submitted
July 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20867
Aircraft time
57,345 hours, 47,158 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, ACFT CABIN ACT WAS TOO HIGH. FOUND PACK VALVE C/B POPPED. CABIN ALT STABILIZED AT 8500' AT 20,000 WITH L AFT PACK OPERATING ONLY. TROUBLESHOT SYS, FOUND PACK VALVE BREAKER WOULD RESET MOMENTARILY. CHECKED BOTH FWD PACK SHUTOFF VALVES NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND RT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE CONNECTOR D870 HAD WIRES W338-010-20 AND W338-105-20 SHORTED TOGETHER CAUSING C/B TO POP. REPAIRED AND REPINNED WIRES AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED CONNECTOR RESET C/B AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF BOTH PACK SYS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF MM. 36-12-061-4 / MM. 21-55-000-5. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.