SDR 0202379921

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 16, 2002
Submitted
July 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943N
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47647
Aircraft time
71,884 hours, 63,332 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
A/C Bay
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

AT FL280 WITH ENGINE AND WING ANTI-ICE ON, THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB AT ABOUT 700 FPM. ACCOMPLISHED COM PER RED BORDER CHECKLIST AND WENT TO FULL CLOSED MANUALLY. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL WAS REGAINED AT 13,000 FEET. LANDING AT GTF WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT DUCT TORN AND BLOWN FROM CLAMP. REPLACED THE DUCT AND CLAMP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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