Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 19, 2019
Submitted
August 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53619
Aircraft time
53,482 hours, 27,128 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
1036361
Part serial
382911
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW ON ACCOUNT OF PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PILOT REPORTS PRESSURIZATION LIGHT CAME ON AT 8000 IN CLIMB. CABIN RATE WAS CLIMBING AND INCREASING. MAINTENANCE REPORTS DURING ENGINE RUN LEAK CHECKS, FOUND FORWARD FUSELAGE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE OPEN, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE A/C. REPLACED WITH NEW VALVE IAW JOB CARD 5356. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RAN ENGINES FOR 20 MINUTES AT CRUISE AND ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE LEAKAGE CHECK IAW AMM 21-00-00, TEST PASSED.

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