Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 8, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46600
Aircraft time
65,332 hours, 26,146 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RECEIVED NR 1 MANIFOLD FAIL ALERT AT FL350. COULD NOT MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. RAN RED TABS AND DIVERTED TO DEN. FOUND LEFT WING PRESSURE SWITCH FAULT BALL NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK PER MD-10 MM 36-00-01-5 DECAY CHECK WITHIN LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD FAULT INDICATOR IAW FIM 36-23. PER MOCC REQUEST, REMOVED AND REPLACED LOOP 1A D1-88 SENSING ELEMENT IAW MM 36-23-02-4. ACCOMPLISHED PNEUMATIC SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT AND TEST AS REQUIRED PER MM 36-00-03-5. OPS CHECKED NORMAL NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO MANIFOLD FAIL INDICATION. RAN ENGS NR 1, 2, 3 DURING CHECK PER MD-10 JRH.

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