SDR 0400119867

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 12, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47786
Aircraft time
59,882 hours, 57,577 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT REACHING FL330, THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL CABIN CLIMB SO AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED. ACCOMPLISHED COM PROCEDURES. CABIN ALTITUDE DID NOT EXCEED 11,500 FEET AND MASKS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AT 10,000 FEET AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DUCT TO THE RIGHT ACM COMPRESSOR INLET OFF. RE-ATTACHED THE DUCT. SYSTEM LEAK CHECK OK.

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