Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 29, 2011
Submitted
November 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49457
Aircraft time
75,391 hours, 35,283 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
39271411
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAS - INFLIGHT RNO-DFW. CREW REPORTED LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS FAILED INFLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 FEET ALTITUDE, RIGHT PACK RESTORED NORMAL PRESSURIZATION TO LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED LAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT PRESSURE REGULATING VALVES AND FLOW CONTROL VALVES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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