SDR 0700509992

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
February 1, 2007
Submitted
February 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N896OE
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45869
Aircraft time
85,815 hours, 78,579 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Detached
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 33,000 FEET, THE RED "CABIN PRESS" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 10,000 FEET. CREW COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND FOLLOWED THE RED BOARDED CHECKLIST. A DESCENT TO FL210 WAS PERFORMED WHERE THE CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT FL210 AND THE CABIN MAINTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF 9500 FEET FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. THE LANDING AT MEM WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BLOWN DUCT COUPLING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACM, A BLOWN PERI-SEAL OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CROSSOVER DUCT, AND SOME OTHER DUCT LEAK DISCREPANCIES. ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, A LEAK CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS

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