Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 1, 2012
Submitted
November 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53084
Aircraft time
62,481 hours, 32,216 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Sticking
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED TEMPERATURE DROP AND LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. ACCOMPLISHED RAPID DESCENT CAUSING ALL THE OXYGEN MASKS TO DEPLOY. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND TEMPERATURE SENSORS DIRTY AND CLOSED. FOUND RIGHT PACK TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE INTERMITTENT AND STICKING IN FULL CLOSED AND FULL OPEN. CLEANED TEMPERATURE SENSOR. REPLACED RIGHT PACK TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. CHANGED OXYGEN CONNECTIONS AND STOWED MASKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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