Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 28, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
23,311 hours, 20,230 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin Pressure
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 CLIMB AT FL180, THE FLOW LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS INCREASING. IMMEDIATELY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED TO FL100, BUT THE FLOW LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL FL100 WAS REACHED. THE AIR LEAK FOUND IN LT DUCT THERMOSTAT WAS CORRECTED. SOME CLAMPS IN LT / RT DUCTS THAT WERE FOUND LOOSEN WERE ADJUSTED AND THE WATER TANK PRESSURIZATION LINE WAS ADJUSTED IAW AMM 36-00-00 PAGES 201-206 AND 223. PNEUMATIC SYSTEM TEST WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

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