Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 17, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
71,944 hours, 20,790 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Gasket
Condition
Faulty
Location
Check Valve
Component
Check Valve
Component part number
2790598101
Stage of operation
CL
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

VERY NOTICEABLE PRESSURIZATION SURGE AT ABOUT 600'. REPLACED SEAL ON CHECK VALVE RT PACK BEFORE DIST DUCT. LEAK AND OPS CK GOOD. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING LOG 2, FOUND SECTION OF GASKET MISSING FROM FWD MATING SURFACE OF CONDITIONED AIR CHECK VALVE ATTACH POINT. REPLACED GASKET PER MM. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OK. ALSO REPLACED ISOLATION VALVE PER MM AS A PRECAUTION. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OKAY.