SDR 0400979959

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 11, 2004
Submitted
June 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919RW
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47162
Aircraft time
93,956 hours, 84,472 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Water Separator
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

WHILE CRUISING AT FL330, THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO 11,000 FT. CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND DIVERTED TO BNA. CABIN STOPPED CLIMBING AND MAINTAINED 11,000 FEET UNTIL AIRCRAFT PASSED 15,000 FEET THEN CABIN STARTED DESCENDING AND OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE CABIN PRESSURE AUTO FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. LANDING AT BNA WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT DUCT OFF AND AFT END OF THE WATER SEPARATOR AND RESECURED IT. CHECKED SECURITY OF THE RIGHT DUCT. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO MENTION OF COM OR BITE IN LOGPAGE.

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