SDR 0201169922

Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 15, 2002
Submitted
April 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945N
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47664
Aircraft time
71,256 hours, 61,691 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
20495055
Part serial
02061
Condition
Damaged
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW WAS UNABLE TO COOL THE CABIN DOWN WITH AIR CONDITIONING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THEN, DURING CLIMBOUT, CABIN DISPLAYED NONSTANDARD CLIMB PROFILE. VERY SLOW CLIMB TO ABOUT 17,000 FEET AND AS MAX DIFFERENTIAL WAS OBTAINED CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB AT 1000 FPM. AT FL310, THE CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED A RAPID DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET WHERE THE EMERGENCY WAS CANCELLED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO A NORMAL LANDING AT MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND THE RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. BITE OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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