Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Boeing 747409F

Difficulty date
September 8, 2013
Submitted
September 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18716
Make and model
Boeing 747409F
Aircraft serial
33732
Aircraft time
41,214 hours, 7,225 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(B-18716) DURING CRUISE, CABIN ALT RAPID RISE, FOLLOW QRH PERFORM EMERGENCY DECENT, DUMP FUEL AND RETURN TO TPE AT 0605L. ACFT AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT(FL300) SEVERAL MINUTES "CABIN ALT" WARNING APPEARED WITH WARNING SOUND (WARNING WILL TRIGGER WHEN CBN ALTITUDE LESS THAN 10,000 FT). CREW FOLLOW QRH-CABIN ALTITUDE, CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION, CONFIRMED: ALL PACKS-ON AND OUTFLOW VALVE LESS THAN CLOSED, IN AUTO MODE. FOLLOW QRH PROCEDURE PERFORMED EMERGENCY DECENT DUE TO CABIN ALTITUDE WAS STILL CLIMBING, DURING INITIAL DECENT CABIN ALTITUDE WAS STILL ABOVE 10,000FT, UNTIL CLOSE TO FL 100. ASC AND CAA HAD INTERVENED FOR EVENT INVESTIGATING. TROUBLESHOOTING IS IN PROGRESS.