Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
December 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24980
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3964982
Part serial
294
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
52,961 hours, 35,510 cycles
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

FLL - AFTER CLIMBOUT FROM FLL, AT FL250, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING SOUNDED. THE LEFT PACK WAS ALREADY ON MEL, SO CREW ADVISED ATC ACFT HAD AN EMERGENCY AND WANTED TO RETURN TO FLL. CABIN WAS ADVISED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT FLL. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE PER MM 21-51. LEAK CHECK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

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