SDR SB05008

Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
January 18, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24996
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Part serial
880670
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
6,583 hours, 5,011 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

RSW - FLT1052 - DURING CRUISE AT FL250, EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO RSW, A/C LOST PRESSURIZATION JUST SW OF JAX. CREW CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE CABIN PRESSURE DROPPED ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE OXYGEN MASKS. CREW DESCENDED FLT TO 10,000 FT AND THEN LANDED AT RSW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT OUTFLOW VALVE PER MM 21-31-111-4 AND THE FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE PER MM 21-43-11-4. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE PRECOOLER CONTROL VALVE SENSOR PER MM 36-12-45, DUE TO A MEL FOR A DUCT PRESSURE SPLIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. REPAIRED MULTIPLE HULL LEAKS AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY CABIN LEAK RATE CHECK.

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