Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 10, 2014
Submitted
September 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145058
Aircraft time
39,832 hours, 33,086 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2097K011100
Part serial
01505
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL 360 CREW FELT AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN EAR PRESS & NOTICED CAB ALT AT 8800 FT & CLIMBING, CAB RATE WAS ALL DASHES. AFTER INITIATING EMER DECENT PRESSURIZATION STABILIZED ACFT CONTINUED TO 10,000 FEET AS A PRECAUTION & PRESSURIZATION RESPONDED NORMALLY THROUGH REST OF FLIGHT. CAPTAIN FOUND STICKY FLUID ON ELECTRO OUTFLOW VLV. R & R ELECTRO OUTFLOW VLV IAW AMM 21-31-03. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 21-31-00.

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