What happened
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(-23) N931TW - DC-9-83, was operated by American airlines as flight 1708, enroute from las to ord. The crew declared an emergency and diverted to oma due to a pressurzation problem. The crew reported that at FL250 upon entering weather the left pack failed. The heat spiked to full hot and the cabin altitude reached over 10,000. All masks deployed. The flight crew was using the left pack only because the right pack was deferred. Contract maintenance signed the aircraft off for a ferry flight to tul for maintenance. Company maintenance in tul replaced the left and right temperature control valves, and the water separator temperature control valve.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N931TW - DC-9-83, WAS OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 1708, ENROUTE FROM LAS TO ORD. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO OMA DUE TO A PRESSURZATION PROBLEM. THE CREW REPORTED THAT AT FL250 UPON ENTERING WEATHER THE LEFT PACK FAILED. THE HEAT SPIKED TO FULL HOT AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED OVER 10,000. ALL MASKS DEPLOYED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS USING THE LEFT PACK ONLY BECAUSE THE RIGHT PACK WAS DEFERRED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE SIGNED THE AIRCRAFT OFF FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO TUL FOR MAINTENANCE. COMPANY MAINTENANCE IN TUL REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVES, AND THE WATER SEPARATOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE.
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