SDR AALA950650

Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49177
Part
Acm
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

DFW-FLT 2016-DURING CRUISE AT FL 370 AND JUST PRIOR TO BEGINNING DESCENT, RT AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. CABIN ALT BEGAN UNCONTROLLED CLIMB AS A/C INITIATED EMERG DESCENT. PAX OXYGEN MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED AND ALL MASKS DROPPED. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED MAX FL 150 BEFORE DESCENDING WITH A/C TO FL 100. A/C CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. ACCOMP GROUND ENG RUN AND PERFORMED CHECK OF LT AND RT AIR CYCLE MACHINES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUP PROBLEM. REPLACED OXYGEN CANNISTERS AND RESTOWED ALL OXYGEN MASKS. RE-SAFETIED MANUAL DROP SWITCH. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM OPS CHECK OK.

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