SDR 0300829955

Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 18, 2003
Submitted
April 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922RW
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47182
Aircraft time
93,941 hours, 76,772 cycles
Part
Controller
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

LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT FL 310. CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL 190 WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURE WHEN "CROSSFEED VALVES" WHERE CLOSED. ANTI-ICE WAS FULL ON, CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 11,000 FEET AND MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. LANDING AT AUS WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED FOR VESSEL LEAKS AND PERFORMED BITE ON THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER, BOTH HAD NO TROUBLE FOUND.

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