Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 18, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16545
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53027
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DFW - FLT 1347 - EN ROUTE STL-MSY, AT LEVEL OFF ALTITUDE 33,000 FEET, PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH RATE OF CLIMB AT MAXIMUM INDICATION. BOTH PACKS WERE IN AUTO WITH BOTH FLOW INDICATION AT LOW. INITIATED RAPID DESCENT AND DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS. NOTICED OUTLFOW VALVE WAS AT FULL CLOSED. WHEN AT LOWER ALTITUDE CABIN WAS STILL NOT PRESSURIZING, BUT RIGHT PACK FLOW INDICATION WAS AT 1:00 O'CLOCK POSITION AND LEFT FLOW CONTROL POSITION AS STILL AS LOW. TIGHTENDED CLAMP ON DUCT TO RIGHT TEMP CONTROL VALVE CLAMP. REPLACED OXYGEN GENERATORS IN CABIN/COCKPIT/LAVATORIES AND STOWED MASKS. REPLACED WATER COALESCER SEPARATOR BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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