What was found
AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARABOLA. DESCENT WAS INITIATED AT FIRST INDICATION OF DEPRESSURIZATION. MAXIMUM ALTITUDE REACHED WAS FLIGHT LEVEL 310. FOUND THAT THE CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER HAD FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2016
- Submitted
- February 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N794AJ
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21243
- Aircraft time
- 61,866 hours, 47,633 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 2131 · Cabin Pressure Controller
- Part
- Controller
- Part number
- 7638101
- Part serial
- GD2290
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin Pressure
- Stage of operation
- AB
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B, G, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.