Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 6, 2010
Submitted
June 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
57,216 hours, 20,060 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt A/C Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE IN DESCENT UNTIL FL220 . CREW REPORTED, IN DESCENT WITH BOTH THROTTLES AT IDLE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED EXCESSIVELY. OPENED ISOLATION VALVE, THEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE BELOW FL220. FOUND NUMEROUS PACK SEALS IN RT AC BAY, REPLACED AS NEEDED. RAN PACK NO LEAKS NOTED. NOTE LT ENG HI STAGE BLEED WAS AND IS DEFERRED.