SDR 0600509864

Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
March 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
64,545 hours, 62,773 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Separated
Location
Lt Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL350 WITH ANTI-ICE ACTIVATED THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED CLIMBING. COM PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE COULD NOT CORRECT THE CABIN RATE OF CLIMB. THE RED -CABIN PRESS- WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE -MASTER CAUTION- LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO A RAPID DESCENT WAS INITIATED. CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CABIN UNTIL 12,000 MSL AND ABOUT THAT TIME THE -FWD ACCESSORY COMP DOOR- WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO JAN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A RUBBER BOOT BLOWN OFF AFT OF THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR AND MEL'D THE LEFT PACK SYSTEM.

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