Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 27, 2019
Submitted
April 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9681B
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53631
Aircraft time
52,768 hours, 27,210 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ON CLIMB OUT THE NUMBER 2 AUTO CONTROLLER FAILED, BLUE INOP LIGHT, NUMBER 2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER WENT TO MANUAL CONTROL TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION. BOTH CONTROLLER ARE INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 CONTROLLER AND OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 21-32-03.

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