SDR 0501119601

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 25, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47038
Aircraft time
78,615 hours, 71,573 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Acm
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

WHILE AT CRUISE AT FL350 THE RED "CABIN PRESS" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COM COMPLIED WITH, FOLLOWED RED BORDERED CHECKLIST, AND A POWER DESCENT WAS INITIATED. CREW WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURE AS THEY PASSED THROUGH FL290 BUT THEN LOST CONTROL AGAIN PERFORMED ANOTHER POWERED DESCENT TO FL230. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DUCT SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND REPLACED IT. LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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