Service difficulty report · Selector Panel · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27200
Part
Selector Panel
Part number
1305027
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
45,370 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ILM - FLT 1670 - EN ROUTE FLL TO PHL. DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A RED CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED. CABIN PRESSURE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE IN BOTH AUTO 1 AND 2. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE OUTFLOW VALVE, AND DIVERTED TO ILM. THE O2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CABIN WAS NOT PREPPED FOR EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON MEL AND MAINTENANCE FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT AT 10,000 FEET TO PHL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SELECTOR PANEL TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SELECTOR PANEL WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK.

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