Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 28, 2008
Submitted
October 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53256
Aircraft time
54,697 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX INFLIGHT T1960/28AUG. BOTH AIR CON PACKS WENT TO ZERO FLOW ON CLIMB. ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BOTH LT AND RT HAND SINGLE ENGINE SECON SEGMENT CLIMB PRESSURE SWITCHES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.

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