Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 27, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23319
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ORD - FLT 299 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO ORD, AT FL350, THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 11,500 FEET. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. CREW REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN IN STANBY MODE. HIGHEST CABIN RATE OF DESCENT WAS 800 FEET PER MINUTE. NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT ORD. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES AT CONNECTOR D640 (W034), WIRE NR 034-22, NR 040-22, NR 043024, NR 020-22 AND NR 017-24. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER, P/N 763810-1, SELECTOR PANEL P/N 711002-5, AND AFT OUTFLOW VALVE P/N 711003-3, AS PRECAUTIONARY. PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD PER MM

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