SDR 9724409178

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC914

Difficulty date
December 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3310L
Make and model
Doug DC914
Aircraft serial
45705
Part
Switch
Part number
8D3721
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Airframe
Part time
1,846 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND PASSENGER EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM MASK DEPLOYMENT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BEFORE LANDING, FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT BOTH PACK SYSTEMS BEGAN NORMAL OPERATIONS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT PACK SYSTEM DEFERRED TO THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST, MEL 21-30A, (PACK IS INOPERATIVE IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION), AND THE RESET LEFT PACK SWITCH TO THE MANUAL POSITION. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE SECOND SEGMENT CLIMB SWITCH, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

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