Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 23, 2014
Submitted
January 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9401W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53137
Aircraft time
62,732 hours, 30,597 cycles
Part
Acm
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

WHILE AT FL 290, WITH ANTI-ICE ON & IAS 300, THE PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT CAME ON. ACCOMPLISHED PROCEDURE ON QRH & WERE UNABLE TO STOP CABIN ALTITUDE FROM CLIMBING. DESCENDED TO FL 230 & REGAINED CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ACM IAW AMM 21-51-01 SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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