Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 11, 2002
Submitted
November 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53156
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
39271411
Condition
Defective
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 341 - EN ROUTE GDL-DFW, AT 37,000 FEET, PRESSURE FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CABIN CLIMBED AT 300 FEET PER MINUTE. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND CABIN RATE WENT TO ZERO, THEN BOTH PACKS FLOWS WENT TO ZERO AND CABIN BEGAN CLIMBING RAPIDLY. MAXIMUM CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED WAS 1,200 FEET. CABIN MASKS DEPLOYED AS PART OF EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE ON LEFT SIDE, OFF 13TH STAGE BLEED AIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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