Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Boeing 7572Y0

Difficulty date
April 22, 2016
Submitted
May 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754CX
Make and model
Boeing 7572Y0
Aircraft serial
26154
Aircraft time
57,286 hours, 23,817 cycles
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
566918
Part serial
5582
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING 1.5 HRS FROM LANDING. FOLLOWING EICAS MSGS, CABIN ALTITUDE, AMBER CABIN AUTO INOPERATIVE. CREW UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO OR MANUAL MODES. CREW EXECUTED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, DECLARED EMER, DESCENDED & COMPLIED WITH A COURSE DEVIATION IAW QRH PROCEDURES. UPON INTEGRITY CHECKS OF SYS 21, OVERBOARD EXHAUST VLV ACTUATOR FAILED TO OPERATE. VLV CEASED TO FUNCTION BETWEEN THE NORMAL & SMOKE POSITIONS. OVERBOARD EXHAUST VLV WAS R & R. EQUIPMENT COOLING TEST & OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 21-58-05. FAULT NOT DUPLICATED. NO ADDITIONAL FAULTS NOTED. ACFT VERIFIED RELEASED TO SERVICE ETOPS 180.

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