Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 1, 2016
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
44,934 hours, 21,900 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER WAS DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB THE ACFT DE-PRESSURIZED RESULTING IN A CABIN ALT WARNING & CABIN ALT CLIMBING ABOVE 10,000 FEET. DURING DESCENT THE ACFT NOT ONLY PRESSURIZED TO BELOW SEA LEVEL. MANUAL DE-PRESSURIZATION WAS USED TO DESCEND & DE-PRESSURIZE THE ACFT. ACCOMPLISHED BITE OF BOTH CONTROLLERS & OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. OK FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 21-32-00-101.

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