SDR P2EA98004

Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
January 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412CE
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
20412
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCI-ATL - EXPERIENCED PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS AND RETURNED BACK TO MCI. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING A CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY RELIEF VALVE WAS FOUND OPENING AT A LOWER PRESSURE THAN ALLOWED PER BOEING MM. A BLANKING PLATE WAS INSTALLED PER MEL. ALSO, DURING TROUBLESHOOTING A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER AFT FRAME OF THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR BETWEEN THE SKIN AND SEAL RETAINER. A MAINTENANCE FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR ACFT 412 TO FERYY TO PHX SO SABRETECH COULD REPAIR THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS REPLACED BY SABERTECH AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH THE SAFETY RELIEF VALVE STILL ON MEL. (M)