Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
January 12, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25024
Aircraft time
60,359 hours, 39,538 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
7110033
Part serial
830722
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
70,785 hours, 44,517 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

AUTO PRESSURIZATION IN FLIGHT FAILED. CREW WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURIZATION THRU MANUAL AC. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT. AT FL280, CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB TO 12,000 FEET & GOT WARNING HORN. PAX O2 MASKS DID NOT DROP. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. R & R AFT OUTFLOW VLV IAW AMM 21-31-11-404. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY CABIN PRESS LEAK TEST IAW AMM 05-51-91-702.

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