Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 5, 2001
Submitted
May 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53093
Aircraft time
21,413 hours, 19,051 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
Part serial
41196
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
17,733 hours, 14,905 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE FWD CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATION CAME ON AT FL 270 (CABIN PRESS DIF 7.0). CABIN ALTITUDE KEPT ON INCREASING AND COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. RETURNED TO BAQ. THE SYSTEM AND DOOR WERE CHECKED FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS. SELECTOR CABIN PRESSURE PANEL WAS CHANGED, TEST OK IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-32-00 PAGE 202-203, 21-00-00 PAGE 516 AND 52-31-00 PAGE 601.

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