Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 14, 2017
Submitted
March 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53612
Part
Acm
Part number
20495055
Part serial
743712
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
16,565 hours, 8,855 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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. DURING CLIMB, THE CREW REPORTED THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAILED. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL 30000 WITH CRUISE POWER (300-400 FPM). GOOD PACKS, GOOD FLOW, REMAINING CONTROLLER WOULD NOT FULLY COMPLY UNTIL BELOW 12000 AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE, OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY CLOSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COOLING TURBINE ASSEMBLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. SEE ALSO AALA20170314007.

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