Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000072
Aircraft time
9,764 hours, 8,069 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
10012521
Part serial
2009011012
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
853 hours, 785 cycles
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

FLIGHT 1273, PHL - DFW - AT FL 300 THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A POP DURING CRUISE AND GOT AN IMMEDIATE STEADY RISE IN CABIN PRESSURE. PER QRH PROCEDURE DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MEM AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IN MEM FOUND THE DUCT OFF RIGHT PACK AND RE-INSTALLED. MEL'D THE RIGHT PACK AND PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE AC FERRIED TO PHL FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE. PHL MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONED AIR CHECK VALVE. PRESSURIZED THE AC PER 21-31-00-720-802 AND REMOVED THE MEL.

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