Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
May 8, 2004
Submitted
June 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22955
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
32194211
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Pack Bay
Part time
28,091 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

RT PACK TRIP OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WOULD NOT RESET. LT PACK TRIP OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TEMP ADJMT. IMMEDIATE DESCENT WAS INITIATED TO 10,000 FT BUT CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED ABOVE 14,000 FT DEPLOYING OXYGEN MASKS. LT PACK RESET, PRESS WAS REGAINED. FLIGHT CONTINUED, LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT FOUND LT PACK 35 DEGREE SHUT OFF VALVE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REPLACED VALVE IAW MM. OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK GOOD. REPACKED OXY MASKS AND REPLACED OXY GEN. PERFORMED HULL LEAK RATE CHECK AND FOUND AC FAILED TO REACH 100 SECOND LIMIT. FOUND FWD OUTFLOW VALVE CYCLING IN AC MODE. REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE. OPS CHECK, NORMAL. CLEARED RT PACK PROBLEM BY REPLACING INOPERATIVE RT TURBO FAN VALVE IAW MM.

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