Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 9, 2017
Submitted
May 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
89,310 hours, 42,539 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
39271411
Part serial
3675
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
60,862 hours, 30,373 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ORD-RDU FLIGHT RETURNED TO ORD ACCOUNT PRESSURIZATION ISSUES. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-01 AND REPAIRED WIRE ON RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE CONNECTOR IAW AMM 21-00-00 (AALA201705109027). OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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