Service difficulty report · Selector · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 20, 2019
Submitted
April 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53629
Aircraft time
53,371 hours, 27,427 cycles
Part
Selector
Part number
1305905
Part serial
118499
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRESSURIZATION AUTO INOPERATIVE AND BLUE AUTO 1 AND BLUE AUTO 2 LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AT FL 300. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED TO OVER PRESSURE RELIEF LIMIT. PRESSURIZATION WAS CONTROLED MANUALLY. ENGINE ANTI-ICE AND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE WERE ON AT TIME OF FAILURE. THE LEFT ICE PROTECT TEMP LOW LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING DESCENT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WITH THROTTLES ADVANCED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IAW AMM 21-32-00-101 AND REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR IAW AMM 21-32-00. OPS CHECKS ARE NOREMAL BUT DUE TO HISTORY, CHECKED AND DEFERRED AUTO 1+2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS IAW MEL 21-18B. REPLACED PRESSURE CONTROLLERS TASK #9 IAW CARD K3682AA-0001, OPS CHECKED OVERPRESSURE VALVES IAW W/C 5356 TASK#4. ALSO, REPLACED NOZZLE VALVE TASK#5 IAW AMM 21-32-05, CHECKED CABLE TENSION FOR OUTFLOW VALVES WIP#3 IAW AMM 21-32-05, RIGGED OUTFLOW VALVE AND NOZZLE VALVE ON FMR1 S/N 15 IAW AMM 21-32-05, REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE IAW CARD K3682AA-0004,ADJUSTED COCKPIT PRESSURE CONTROL WHEEL ON FMR1 S/N14 IAW AMM 21-32-05-501, OPS CHECKED OK WITH NO NOTED FAULTS.

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