Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
June 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48099
Part
Valve
Part number
39613011
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
42,150 hours
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

IND/PIT - FLT 850 - DURING CRUISE, THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED CLIMBING AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. AFTER LOWERING THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE TO 12,400 FEET, THE CABIN PRESSURE STILL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW AT 10,000 FEET AND LANDED AT ITS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE 2L DOOR SEAL AND LEFT AND RIGHT PNEUMATIC FLOW CONTROL VALVES. REF: OPER CONTROL NR USAAD00075 AND NR 2000605SH031. (X).

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