Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
February 9, 2001
Submitted
March 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23133
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
7207375
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pressure Sys
Part time
40,122 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

TPA - FLT 2850 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM PBI, EN ROUTE TO BOS, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO TPA. WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND LANDED AT TPA, AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND INSULATION IN THE RIGHT UPPER SAFETY RELIEF VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE AS PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 21-32-22. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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