Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
June 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N264US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
19983
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Control Valve
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

EWR/TPA - FLT 39, AFTER TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EWR. FOUND LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE FAILED IN CLOSED POSITION DUE TO 3 BROKEN WIRES. REPAIRED WIRES AND C/P REPINNED. PRESSURE CHECKED PER MM 21-00-01 AND MM 21-31-00. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (X)