Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
54,392 hours, 38,767 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Valve
Part number
56697
Part serial
1648
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. OUTFLOW VALVE SHOWED CLOSED, CARGO HEAT OUTFLOW CLOSED. ALL DOOR LIGHTS INDICATED CLOSED. PRESSURIZATION SYS APPEARED TO BE WORKING, NORMAL OTHERWISE. ALSO COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL IN STBY MODE. RESEALED NOSE GEAR AREA PRESSURIZED AC TO 8 PSID NO LEAKS NOTED AT NOSE GEAR. CHECK PRESSURIZATION. NOTED SLOW RISE IN PRESSURE. RAN NR1 ENGINE IAW JRH. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK IAW JRH. FOUND DUCT LEAKING FWD OF APU. REMOVED DUCT AND ORDERED COUPLING. R & R FLOW CONTROL VALVE PRECAUTIONARY. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL WORK DONE REF AMM 21-58-012-4.