Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Israel 1124A

Difficulty date
March 5, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325LW
Make and model
Israel 1124A
Aircraft serial
334
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
1032788
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
5,961 hours, 4,545 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

AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION INTERMITTENT. PRESSURIZATION WILL WORK WITH NO DEFECTS ON ONE FLIGHT; THE VERY NEXT FLIGHT, SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. CLEANED OUTFLOW AND SAFETY VALVES; STILL INTERMITTENT. INSTALLED NEW SAFETY AND OUTFLOW SOLENOID VALVES (A AND B), INSTALLED OVERHAULED SAFETY VALVE, AND RIGGED LEFT MLG GROUND CONTACT SWITCH IAW MM. PERFORMED SEVERAL FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (K)

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