Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 22, 2012
Submitted
May 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21675
Aircraft time
49,807 hours, 31,063 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRESSURIZATION SYS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. COULD NOT GET MORE THAN 6.0 PSID, 9600FT CABIN ALT AND SLOWLY CLIMBING AT FL330. DECENDED TO FL270, DIFFERENTIAL REDUCED TO 5.0 PSI CARGO HEAT VALVE CLOSED FULL TIME AT 10,000FT, CABIN ALT= 5500, DIFFERENTIAL 1.8 PSID, SLOW INCREASE. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE TEST IAW MM 05-51-101-2. DECAY RATE WELL WITHIN LIMITS. R & R CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER & CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL PANEL AS A PRECAUTION IAW MM 21-31-010-4 & OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW 21-31-000-2.