Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
October 26, 2010
Submitted
October 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
54,320 hours, 38,704 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Valve
Part number
39844421
Part serial
P587
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Air Mix
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

RT AIR MIX VALVE STUCK FULL COLD. FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. RAN PACKS INDIVIUALY AND TOGETHER. PERFORMED LEAK CK OF DUCTS, PACKS, MIX VLVS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF 35 DEG VALVE AND WATCHED VALVES OPERATE. PULLED C/B ON PACK FANS AND CHECKED FOR INTERNAL LEAKS OF THE HEAT EXCHANGERS. ALL CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED PRESSURAZATION CHECK USING APU THEN NR 1 & 3 ENGINES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, REF JRH CHAPTER NR 8, AS A PRECAUTION R & R LT & RT COALESCER BAGS REF MM 21-55-051-4, LEAKED CHECKS GOOD. NO HISTORY, OK FOR SERVICE. R & R RT MIX VALVE REF MM 21-61-011-4, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF RT MIX VALVE IAW MM21-61-011-4, OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.