SDR 0201329961

Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 24, 2002
Submitted
April 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47097
Aircraft time
79,820 hours, 82,089 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
10256861
Part serial
41421
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT FL330 WHEN THE CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CABIN ALTITUDE WAS APPROACHING 10,000 FEET. WING ANTI-ICE AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE WERE BOTH ON AT THE TIME AND TURNING THEM OFF DID NOT HELP TO REGAIN CABIN PRESSURE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET WHERE THE SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. LANDING AT ATL WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND THE PRESSURE AMPLIFIER AFTER CHECKING FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AND MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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