SDR ABXA020076

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
August 12, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47317
Aircraft time
70,199 hours, 82,091 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 350, CABIN ALTITUDE INCREASED TO 9,500 ALONG WITH THE RIGHT GENERATOR TRIPPING OFF LINE. RESET GENERATOR. PERFORMED DESCENT TO 14,000 CABIN ALTITUDE WAS REGAINED AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 TO 18,000. PACK PRESSURE NORMAL AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS AT TIME OF THE PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT AC PACKS AND DUCTS. FOUND RIGHT AC DUCT JUST AFT OF COALESCER BAG DISCONNECTED AND COALESCER BAG MISSING. INSTALLED NEW COALESCER AND RECONNECTED DUCT. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND OPS CHECK OF RIGHT GENERATOR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT WITH RIGHT PACK. NO FURTHER LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED IAW DC9 MM 21-20-02 AND 21-00-00.

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