SDR 0600169917

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 16, 2006
Submitted
January 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967N
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47573
Aircraft time
83,848 hours, 76,505 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
Location
Coalescer Inlet
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

THE RED (CABIN PRESS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL INDICATED OVER 1000. THE AMBER (CABIN PRESS AUTO FAIL) LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. CREW PERFORMED A RAPID DESCENT TO 9000 FEET. BOTH PACKS WERE OPERATING NORMAL THROUGHOUT AND AUTO PRESSURE CONTROL APPEARED TO WORK AT THE LOWER ALTITUDE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN CLAMPS AND A DISCONNECTED DUCT ON THE LT WATER SEPARATOR INLET. THEY RECONNECTED THE DUCT, REPLACED THE CLAMPS, LEAKED CHECKED THE SYSTEM, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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