SDR 0202359140

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC914

Difficulty date
June 24, 2002
Submitted
July 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930RC
Make and model
Doug DC914
Aircraft serial
45729
Aircraft time
71,289 hours, 98,637 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Water Separator
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT 14,000 FEET, THE CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 10,000 FEET. VERY SOON AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CABIN WENT TO 15,000 FEET AND MASKS DEPLOYED. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS FULL FORWARD. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BLOWN DUCT AT THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR AND A LOOSE CLAMP AT THE RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR. INSTALLED THE DUCT AND SECURED THE CLAMP. REPACKED AL THE OXYGEN GENERATORS AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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