Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 6, 2019
Submitted
April 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53634
Aircraft time
52,625 hours, 27,186 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL280 WITH ENG AIR FOIL ANTI-ICE ON, PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB TO 500FPM. BOTH PACK PRESSURE WERE NORMAL AND OUTFLOW VALVE WAS FULL CLOSED. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEEDURE AND EMERGENCY DECENDED TO 10000 FT. CABIN ALITUDE REACHED APPROXIMINTLY 7000FT. WITH RATE KNOB IN MAX CREW WAS ABLE TO GET CABIN ALTITUDE DOWN TO LANDING ELEVATION. NO 31-DAY HISTORY. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RH PACK Y-DUCT AND GROUND AIR CHECK VALVE DISCONNECTED. INSTALLED BOOT IAW AMM 21-00-00. ALSO FOUND LH PACK WATER SEPARATOR AND Y-DUCT DISCONNECTED. INSTALLED BOOT IAW AMM 21-00-00. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED DECAY CHECK IAW AMM 21-00-00. DECAY CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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