SDR 0400339155

Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC914

Difficulty date
February 28, 2004
Submitted
March 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8914E
Make and model
Doug DC914
Aircraft serial
45831
Aircraft time
86,080 hours, 91,921 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Outflow Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, 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 FL330, THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB AT 500 FPM AND COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FT AND THEN WAS ABLE TO CLIMB BACK TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE IN STAGES. EVENTUALLY THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO DESCEND BACK DOWN TO 17,000 FT TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CLOSED AT ALL TIMES. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN SENSE LINE FROM THE RIGHT FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND REPLACED IT. ALSO, CLEANED THE CABIN TEMP SENSOR PICKUP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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