Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 8, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
63,794 hours, 34,169 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING ALERT SOUNDED AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT. BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLLERS FAILED. ALSO HAD MULTIPLE ALERTS DURING DESCENT AND CABIN CHIMES COMING ON. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND WIRE V129A10 AT TOP LEFT SIDE OF 110 RELAY PANEL CHAFED CAUSING DAMAGED TO WIRE BUNDLE. REPLACED WIRES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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