Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
January 9, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
69,387 hours, 34,015 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Temop
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 OF FLIGHT DUE TO RT AIR CONDITIONING WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE LT AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. DURING MX REVISION, THE RT CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER WAS DETECTED INOPERATIVE IN AUTOMATIC MODE; SO THE REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-1 CAT C; ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE LT CABIN TEMP IN MANUAL MODE. THE OVERWEIGHT INSP WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDED WITH 128, 361 POUNDS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 139,500 POUNDS. BITE WAS PERFORMED TO BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS IAW MM 21-32-00 AND TEMP CNTROL SYS TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-60-00, NO FAILURES WERE FOUND.

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