Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
January 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
45,476 hours, 29,681 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
7909601
Part serial
79K3611
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I

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

What was found

UPON LEVELING AT FL360, "CAB ALT" WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CAB ALT WAS 10,000' & CLIMBING. ACCOMPLISHED PHASE 1'S, RAN QRH, & WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY LACK OF PRESSURIZATION. ELECTED TO RETURN. CREW REPORTED DURING DEBRIEF THAT THEY COULD NOT CONTROL THE RT PACK, COOLING DOORS WORKED BUT TEMP REGULATION AND THAT IT APPEARED THE RT PACK WAS NOT ON. CREW REPORTED OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CLOSED, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT TRY MANUAL PRESSURE, STAYED IN AUTO PRESSURE. RT ACM OIL LEVEL TOP OF SIGHT GLASS REF AMM 12-23-001-2-0. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF BOTH PACKS FOR 1 HR, OPS NORMAL. TEMP CHANGES AS COMMANDED. FULL COLD DUCT TEMP IS STEADY AT APPRX 40 DEGREES AND WATER IS STEADILY DRAINING OVERBOARD, IAW AMM 21-55-000-0-0. VISUALLY VERIFIED OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY CLOSES AND MATCHES C/P INDICATIONS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AUTO, STANBY AND MANUAL AC/DC MODES IAW AMM 21-31-000-2.