Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
October 8, 2010
Submitted
October 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000106
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2142501
Part serial
08113047
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
3,625 hours, 3,108 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

FLIGHT 1290, DFW-PHL - ABOUT 25 MINUTES OUT FROM PHL THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. FROM 37,000' THE FLIGHT INITIATED A RAPID DESCENT DOWN TO 8000'. THE OXYGEN MASKS DID DEPLOY IN THE MAIN CABIN. THE FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFUL, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY, AND THE AIRPLANE TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND THE OUTFLOW VALVE. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE AMS CONTROLLER 1 SPDA 2 SLOT 18 WAS REPLACED. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED A DAMAGED AVIONICS COOLING AIR DUCT, MASKS, AND 02 GENERATORS.

More about the Emb ERJ 190-100 IGW