Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 28, 2018
Submitted
April 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7528A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49920
Aircraft time
77,751 hours, 41,419 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
AAP3090A
Part serial
983641
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT, IN MODERATE RAIN WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10000 FEET. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND THE LEFT WATER SEPERATOR CRACKED. REPLACED THE WATER SEPERATOR ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 21-20-02.

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