Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
January 19, 2016
Submitted
January 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
42718
Aircraft time
605 hours, 245 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Cooling Valve
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT APPROX 4000' WE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY A RUMBLE OF AIRFLOW FROM LOWER EQUIP COMPARTMENT. WE THEN GOT A, FWD EQPT VAL, EICAS. RAN ALL QRH PROLS. THEN GOT A CABIN PRESS EICAS & FOLLOWED QRH PROLS. MADE DECISION TO DIVERT. FOUND FWD EQUIP COOLING VLV DEACTIVATED IN THE OPEN POSITION & EQUIP COOLING EXHAUST DUCT FWD OF VLV COLLAPSED. REINSTALLED ELEC CONNECTOR, REMOVED DAMAGED DUCT.

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