SDR 0501519623

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
October 2, 2005
Submitted
October 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47591
Aircraft time
62,559 hours, 66,682 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Acm Outlet
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, CREW HAD TROUBLE REGULATING THE CABIN TEMPERATURE. THE CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT 1600 FPM AND THE RED (CABIN PRESS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW INITIATED A RAPID DESCENT AND COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL AND THE FIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AT 12,000 FEET. THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SOME AIR CYCLE MACHINE DUCTS AND BOTH WATER SEPARATORS. FUNCTION CHECKS GOOD, NO MENTION OF BITE, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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