Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date
July 12, 2007
Submitted
July 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643NW
Make and model
Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial
22245
Aircraft time
91,881 hours, 21,097 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7242821
Part serial
8302538
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
70,037 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, J, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000 FEET, CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED, CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 12,000 FEET. COM PROCEDURES FOLLOWED WITH DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AT TIME OF EVENT, 3 PACS WERE OPERATING, BLEEDS OPEN, ISOLATION VALVE OPEN, OUTFLOW VALVES SHOWED CLOSED AND AUTO CONTROLLER WAS IN AUTO. ALTITUDE CONTROLLER WAS SET AT 34,000 FEET, BARO SET AT 29.92. ON TAXI IN OUTFLOW VALVES OPENED MANUALLY. THERE WERE NO DOOR OPEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NO GROUND SAFE RELAY LIGHT ON DURING DESCENT. AT 10,000 FEET CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 7,000. REPLACED RIGHT OUTFLOW VALVE.