Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 3, 2010
Submitted
June 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848SH
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49848
Aircraft time
45,966 hours, 25,600 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
39271411
Part serial
3895
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
24,975 hours, 14,455 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNED DUE TO THE PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN ACFT REACHED FL 330. THE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES NOT CONTROLLED THE CABIN PRESSURE SO IT WAS REQUIRED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERSONNEL REPLACED THE LT REGULATING PRESSURE VALVE IAW MM 21-31-00, ALL CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSP WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDED WITH 62,950 KILOGRAMS AND THE MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 63,276 KILOGRAMS.

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