SDR SB04141

Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
October 9, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23990
Part
Check Valve
Part number
46638
Part serial
16472
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt A/C Bay
Part time
14,299 hours, 10,150 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCO - FLT 1276, AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RSW, EN ROUTE TO PHL, CREW REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE NORMALLY. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PNEUMATIC GROUND SERVICE CONNECTION CHECK VALVE STUCK OVER CENTER IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE MECHANICAL STOP HAD DEPARTED THE DUCT ALLOWING THE CHECK VALVE TO OVER CENTER IN THE OPEN POSITION. REPLACED MECHANICAL STOP AND REPLACED BROKEN FASTENERS ON HINGE HALVES FOR CHECK VALVE. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. PRESSURIZATION CHECK GOOD.