Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 14, 2011
Submitted
January 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
62,041 hours, 32,289 cycles
Part
Acm
Condition
Seized
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

STL - INFLIGHT ORD-DFW. CREW REPORTED CABIN PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS AND FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, 500 TO 600 FPM CLIMB IN CABIN. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED STL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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