Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 2, 2018
Submitted
December 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000156
Aircraft time
30,568 hours, 23,670 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2142501
Part serial
0482673
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
36,421 hours, 23,710 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

AT FL380, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE SOUND OF RUSHING AIR. CABIN ALT WAS AT 7200 OR 7300 THEN IT STARTED TO CLIMB UP TO 7800 TO 8000 AND MORE. CREW DONNED O2 MASKS, PERFORMED EMERGENCY DECENT, AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. THE MASKS IN THE CABIN DID NOT DEPLOY. PRESN AUTO FAULT MESSAGE AND CABIN DIFF PRESS FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. FOLLOWED QRH, DIVERTED TO MGM, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. R&R OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-02, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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