Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 14, 2019
Submitted
March 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9618A
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53565
Aircraft time
59,256 hours, 29,686 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
20219742
Part serial
116710
Condition
Faulty
Location
Outflow Valve
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AUTO 1 PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS INOPERATIVE, LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BITE TEST, AND FOUND THE NR 1 CONTROLLER HAD FAULTED. DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR AND VALVE NOZZLE IAW AMM 21-35-05. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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