Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 9, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49454
Aircraft time
69,652 hours, 32,041 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION AND NOTICED THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED, O2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLLERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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