Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 10, 2009
Submitted
June 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N201UU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27810
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1942723
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DUB FLT 798 EN ROUTE PHL TO AMS. THE CABIN PRESSURE ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO STOP THE PRESSURE CLIMB AT 12,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DUB AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY. THE SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER WAS FOUND RUPTURED. THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS CORED AND OVERHAULED.

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