Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9619V
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53566
Aircraft time
58,882 hours, 29,598 cycles
Part
Controller
Part serial
10860176
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT BOTH CABIN AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLERS WERE INOPERATIVE DURING CLIMBOUT. PRESSURIZATION WENT TO FULL DESCEND, PRESSURIZING BOTH AUTO CONTROLLERS WENT TO MANUALTO CONTROL CABIN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A CONTROLLER BITE TEST IAW AMM 21-32-00-101 AND REPLACED THE NR 1 PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW AMM 32-32-03. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 21-32-00.

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