Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 28, 2010
Submitted
April 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21493
Aircraft time
43,115 hours, 28,567 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D1
Part
Module
Part number
694859824
Part serial
0063
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, CABIN FAILED TO STABILIZE AT 5200FT. CABIN ALTITUDE FOR CRUISE FLT 340 AT CRUISE FLT (340), CABIN ALT EXCEEDED 10000FT. DESCENT INITIATED AND MANUAL PRESSURIZATION WAS SELECTED AND OUTFLOW VLV WAS FULL CLOSED, CARGO HEAT VLV WAS CLOSED, 2 PACKS WERE OPERATING AND THE CABIN REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE COULD NOT DECREASE CABIN ALT UNTIL DESCENT BELOW 17000FT. CABIN ALT AND ACFT ALTITUDE EQUALIZED AT 10000FT. DURING PRESSURIZATION TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND RT PACK SWITCH FAULTY. REPLACED ACFT AND PRESSURIZATION ASSY MODULE IAW MM REF 31-00-011-4. DECAY CHK IAW JRH GOOD. PANEL OPS CHK GOOD.