Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 5, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
63,179 hours, 11,608 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOUD SQUEALS FROM DOORS 1L & 1R. THE 1R SOUND COMING FROM FWD PART OF DOOR, 1L SOUND IS COMING FROM AFT PART OF DOOR, SOUND HASN'T STOPPED ENTIRE FLIGHT. CLEANED DOOR SEAL 1R. NO HISTORY. NO DEFECTS FOUND. TEST FLIGHT FOR DOOR 1L. CREW REPORTS ON CLIMBOUT DOWN LOW AREA IS QUIET. AT FL380 ACCEL TO .85M A RESONANT NOISE STARTED SOUNDED LIKE A HIGH PITCH FLUTE TONE. ONCE THE NOISE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND YAWING THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO EFFECT SPEED RANGE .85M-.72M( 210 KIAS). OPBLM HUTCHINSON SAMC UPDATE THE NOISE SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE DOOR. DOOR RIG CHECK GOOD, FOUND FWD OUTFLOW VALVE BELOW DOOR 1L MISSING 4 INCH SECTION OF SEAL WHICH WE BELIEVE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. RPL'D OUTFLOW VALVE.