Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
February 7, 2020
Submitted
February 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24292
Aircraft time
88,062 hours, 28,521 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
566918
Part serial
4851
Condition
Leaking
Location
Equip Cool Exhst
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT FL340 EXPERIENCED "CABIN ALTITUDE" ALERT. NOTED A DIFFERENTIAL OF 6.0 WITH CABIN ALT OF 11,000. RAN QRH AND PROCEEDED TO KICT AT 10.000 FT.. MODE SELECTOR WAS IN AUTO 1 WHEN THIS OCCURED. WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING NOW FOUND THAT THE EQUIPMENT COOLING OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL DURING THE PRRESURIZATION LEAK CHECK WHICH KEPT THE AIRCRAFT FROM PRESSURISING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE MARKED BELLY DRAINS AND THE EQUIPMENT COOLING OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE REF B757 AMM 21-58-05-4 OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK REF B757 AMM 05-51-24-2. LEAK CHECK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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