Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
August 28, 2002
Submitted
September 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24548
Part
Wire
Condition
Faulty
Location
Control Panel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM AT 6,000 FT. CREW STOPPED THE CLIMB AT 7,000 FT AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRING IN BACK OF THE OVERHEAD PRESSURIZATION PANEL. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE AND P5-6 OVERHEAD PRESSURIZATION PANEL FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM PER MM. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD.

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