Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
October 28, 2012
Submitted
October 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27811
Aircraft time
57,852 hours, 21,237 cycles
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
8057881
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
68,765 hours, 25,180 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SJU - FLT 1072 EN ROUTE. EICAS MESSAGE FOR CABIN ALTITUDE. CABIN ALTITUDE PLUS CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT ON. COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE IN MANUAL MODE. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE IN ANY MODE. A GRADUAL DESCENT TO 10,000 FT WAS MADE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR PANEL ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED OK. INTERMITTENT OUTPUT. PRIMARY FAILURE WAS VALVE METER. CONTRIBUTING FAILURE WAS THE MODE SELECT SWITCH. REPLACED VALVE METER AND MODE SELECT SWITCH.

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