SDR ABXA050003

Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 6, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47551
Aircraft time
57,718 hours, 60,486 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
8D3721
Part serial
227
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
1,538 hours, 1,610 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O, FLOW LIGHT ON AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER ILLUMINATED. TRANSFER LOCKOUT AND STANDBY LIGHT ALSO ON. RAN ABNORMAL PER MANUAL SECTION 21, CHAPTER 3. FLOW LIGHT, TRANSFER LOCKOUT AND STANDBY LIGHTS REMAINED ON. WENT TO MANUAL. STILL UNABLE TO CONTROL. RAN ABNORMAL SECTION 21, CHAPTER 3 (LT A/C TURNED OFF). CONTINUED FLT AT 10,000 FT. NOTE: CREW WAS ON OXYGEN THROUGHOUT THE FLT. RESET ALL C/B`S PULLED PER THE CREW ABNORMAL. FOUND PACKS WOULD NOT OPERATE IN 'ARMED' POSITION. (A/C AUTO SHUTOFF SW.) PUT SWITCH IN OVERRIDE, OPERATED BOTH PACKS, PRESSURIZED A/C TO 7.5 PSID. PRESS SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IN AUTO AND MANUAL. R/R`D BOTH LT AND RT AFT FUSELAGE PRESSURE SWITCHES AND OPS CHECKED THEM IAW DC-9 AMM

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