Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 11, 2017
Submitted
October 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9625W
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53595
Aircraft time
54,074 hours, 26,680 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Acm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INTERMITTENT FLUTTER IN THE AIR-CONDITIONING AND PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED TURBINE COOLING OUTLET DUCT AND ADJACENT FORWARD BOOT ON THE RIGHT ACM IAW AMM 21-20-15. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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