What happened
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Narrative: enroute las to dfw, 4/10/95, flight 2016, during cruise at FL370 and just prior to beginning descent, the pilot reported that the RH air cycle machine failed. Cabin altitude began uncontrolled climb as aircraft initiated emergency descent. Passenger oxygen masks were manually deployed and all masks dropped successfully. Cabin altitude reached maximum FL150 before descending with aircraft to FL100. Aircraft continued to dfw and landed without incident. Maintenance accomplished ground engine run and performed check of l/h and r/h air cycle machines with no defects found. Pressurized aircraft to 8.0 psid with no leaks noted. Accomplished bite check of no. 1 and no. 2 pressurization controllers with no defects found. Unable to duplicate problem. Replaced oxygen canisters and restowed all oxygen masks. Re-safetied manual drop switch. Accomplished functional check flight with no defects found. System operational checked normal. Unable to duplicate problem. And aircrft returned to service. We consider this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ENROUTE LAS TO DFW, 4/10/95, FLIGHT 2016, DURING CRUISE AT FL370 AND JUST PRIOR TO BEGINNING DESCENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RH AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN UNCONTROLLED CLIMB AS AIRCRAFT INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED AND ALL MASKS DROPPED SUCCESSFULLY. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED MAXIMUM FL150 BEFORE DESCENDING WITH AIRCRAFT TO FL100. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND PERFORMED CHECK OF L/H AND R/H AIR CYCLE MACHINES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 8.0 PSID WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK OF NO. 1 AND NO. 2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPLACED OXYGEN CANISTERS AND RESTOWED ALL OXYGEN MASKS. RE-SAFETIED MANUAL DROP SWITCH. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AND AIRCRFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
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