Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 747428F

Difficulty date
June 4, 2025
Submitted
June 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UP
Make and model
Boeing 747428F
Aircraft serial
25632
Aircraft time
120,276 hours, 20,616 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
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

AIRTURN BACK DUE TO EICAS OUTFLOW VALVE RIGHT, CABIN ALT AUTO CMC HAD LOGGED OUTFLOW VALVE R (STATUS AND ADVISORY), CABIN ALT AUTO (STATUS MSGS). REFER BARCODE T3F18E006T5LY LEFT OUT FLOW VLV POSITIONED CLOSED, FOUND €ŒR ICU CABIN PRESS CONT€? CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED & COLLARED INSTEAD OF €ŒL ICU CABIN PRESS CONT€? ON THE P6 PANEL . PER MEL 21-31-1-1-2 PULLED & COLLARED THE CORRECT C/B L ICU CABIN PRESS CONTROLL?. PERF CMC CPCS CH A & CH B GROUND TESTS PER AMM TASK 21-31-00-715-001, BOTH TESTS PASSED. PERF OP CK OF THE R OUTFLOW VLV & MANUAL MODE CTRL PER AMM TASK 21-31-00-705-065, VERFIED R OUTFLOW VLV OPENED/CLOSED. NO R OUTFLOW VLV & CABIN ALT AUTO MSGS ACTIVE IN CMC AT THIS TIME.