Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 19, 2002
Submitted
February 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N393US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23315
Part
Regulator
Part number
1074922
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

BOS - FLT 926 - CLIMBING-OUT FROM PHL, EN ROUTE TO PWM AT FL250, THE NR 2 ENGINE BLEED TRIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW TRIED TO RESET BLEED WITH NO HELP. WITH NR 2 BLEED INOPERATIVE, PRESSURIZATION WAS OK AT FL250 FOR 15 MINUTES, BUT THEN THE CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN CLIMBING. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CREW REPORTED THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION UNTIL APPROX 6,000 FT. NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE BLEED AIR REGULATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 36-11-16. PERFORMED BLEED CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK PER MM 36-11-05, CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE CHECK PER MM 05-51-91 AND PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM OPS TEST

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