Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
January 20, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
42718
Aircraft time
605 hours, 245 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
AS150636D32
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Cabin Air
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

AT APPROX 4000' WE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY A RUMBLE OF AIRFLOW FROM LOWER EQUIP COMPARTMENT. RECEIVED A FWD EQUIPMENT VALVE, EICAS. RAN ALL QRH PROLS. AND RECEIVED A, CABIN PRESSURE, EICAS & FOLLOWED QRH PROLS. DIVERTED. FOUND FWD EQUIP COOLING VALVE DEACTIVATED IN THE OPEN POSITION & EQUIPMENT COOLING EXHAUST DUCT FWD OF VALVE COLLAPSED. REINSTALLED ELEC CONNECTOR, REMOVED DAMAGED DUCT. R & R DUCT IAW MM 21-58-05-4 & OPS CHECKED OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE IAW MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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