Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Boeing 7672B7

Difficulty date
July 23, 2010
Submitted
July 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7
Aircraft serial
24894
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
31699041
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1106 EN ROUTE CLT TO PHF. THE AFT CABIN TEMP AT 17,000 FEET BECAME UNBEARABLE. HOT AIR WAS REPORTED TO BE COMING OUT INTO THE REAR CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD IN CLT. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRIM AIR MODULATING VALVE. ACTUATOR BINDING, SWITCHES OUT OF SPEC, RESISTOR ERRATIC.

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