Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 23, 2016
Submitted
June 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9626F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53596
Aircraft time
49,818 hours, 24,007 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
21BC125
Condition
Clogged
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED, AIR INTERRUPT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. AFTER TURNING OFF ANTI-ICE THE PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN MANUAL MODE, CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO INCREASE. CABIN PRESSURIZATION BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT WATER SEPARATOR FREEZING UP AND LEAKING. R & R WATER SEPARATOR IAW AMM 21-20-02.

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