SDR 2012F00198

Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 22, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53045
Aircraft time
42,865 hours, 29,791 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Unstable
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO GET PRESSURE STABILIZED IN CRUISE. CABIN WOULD CLIMB OR DESCEND ON OR -500 FPM IN MANUAL CAUSES 1 PILOT TO BE COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO CONTROLLING THE PRESSURE CABIN WAS ALMOST TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE DURING DESCENT.

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