SDR 0004339851

Service difficulty report · Valve, Air Flow · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
November 23, 2000
Submitted
December 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47708
Aircraft time
60,634 hours, 63,496 cycles
Part
Valve, Air Flow
Part number
39613011
Part serial
00923
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O, B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT 33,000 FEET, THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK FAILED AND CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND DEPLOYED MASK. INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, DIVERTED TO ORD, AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH, THE FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT "DOOR OPEN" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NUMEROUS FLOW CONTROL VALVES AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER. FORWARD ACCESSORY DOOR WAS FOUND SECURED AND DOOR LIGHT CHECKED NORMAL. REPACKED OXYGEN MASKS AND REPLACED OXYGEN GENERATORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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