Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 1, 2010
Submitted
August 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49347
Aircraft time
73,057 hours, 32,592 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD - ON DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. RETURNED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND RIGHT FLOW CONTROL VALVE STICKING IN CLOSED POSITION. REPLACED RIGHT CONTROL VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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