Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 17, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
81,657 hours, 38,067 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

PDX AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. FLIGHT RETURNED PDX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RE-SECURED CLAMP FOR DUCT TO RT HAND AIR CYCLE MACHINE. ACCOMPLISHED DEFERRAL OF RT HAND AIR CONDITIONING PACK SYSTEM IAW MEL. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. REPLACED TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE AT RT HAND AIR CONDITIONING PACK AT ORD ON 10/18/2013. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSE.

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