Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
May 15, 2018
Submitted
May 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725CK
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
65,815 hours, 36,045 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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

APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE WHILE CLIMBING TO FL320. PRIOR TO REACHING THE FLT ENGINEER COULD NOT CONTROL THE CABIN, INITIALLY THE CABIN WAS AT 5500 FEET APPROACHING FL260. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 4400 FEET AT FL 260. STOPPED THE CLIMB AT FL260 BUT THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB, AND WORKED THROUGH THE CHECKLIST. DECENDED AND IT TOOK 10000 FEET TO STABILIZE THE CABIN. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE.