SDR 0401189953

Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 15, 2004
Submitted
July 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918RW
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47158
Aircraft time
97,777 hours, 80,226 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE PRESSURIZATION WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF, UTILIZED MANUAL CONTROL. MANUAL CONTROL FAILED AND THE OUTFLOW VALVE WENT FULL OPEN AT FL230. EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FT AND THEN NORMAL DESCENT TO 6,000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF 11,000 FT DURING THE DESCENT AND THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO A NORMAL NON-EMERGENCY LANDING BACK TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND THE CABIN PRESSURE RESET REGULATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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