Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
December 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647GT
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
27611
Aircraft time
79,930 hours, 20,580 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT CABIN PRESSURIZES AT REATES OF 2000+ FEET PER MINUTE ON THE GROUND WHEN APU BLEED SWITCH IS SELECTED - OUTFLOW VALVE SHOULD BE FULL OPEN AT ALL TIMES WITH WEIGHT ON WHEELS. HURTS EARS(<P>PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-31 FT 803 AND OPS CHECK CABIN PRESS SYST. IAW B767 AMM 21-31-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.</P>)