SDR 0501129981

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 25, 2005
Submitted
July 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47097
Aircraft time
86,639 hours, 87,207 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL290 WITH AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE SYSTEM ON, THE CABIN STARTED CLIMBING AT 300 FT/MIN. INITIATED DESCENT AND COMPLIED WITH THE RED BORDERED CHECK LIST. WHEN THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED OFF THE CREW WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE BUT WHEN IT WAS SWITCHED BACK ON AS NEEDED THEY LOST CABIN PRESSURE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AT 10,000 FEET AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AT PHL FOUND A LEAKING CLAMP ON THE ACM TO HEAT EXCHANGER CONNECTION BUT DID NOT HAVE A CLAMP TO REPLACE IT WITH. LOG PAGE WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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