Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808AX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45954
Part
Duct
Part number
5644698502
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON LEVEL OFF AT 37,000 FEET, CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT 3,000 FEET PER MINUTE. COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN RATE. DESCENDED TO 24,000 FEET AND REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN. MAINTAINED CABIN AT 9,000 FEET. HEARD LOUD NOISE BY THE RIGHT HAND CTC'S AT 37,000. OXYGEN USED IN FLIGHT. FOUND RIGHT HAND HEADER DUCT TO HEAT EXCHANGER RUPTURED. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT IAW DC-8 MM 21-54-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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