Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 14, 2003
Submitted
August 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190AN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53190
Aircraft time
16,471 hours, 15,918 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

T/O WAS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO OPTION NR 1 OF MEL 21-1 (RT PACK INOPERATIVE) AT 100FT WE SWITCHED LT A/C SYSTEM SWITCH TO AUTO & IT DIDN´T PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT, SUPPLY PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO CHECK LIST WAS PERFORMED & WAS UNSUCCESFULL THE WE SWITCHED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FROM AUTO 2 TO AUTO 1 AND THE FAULT REMAINED AT 10.000IN RNG VOR DURING APROACH THE LT PACK STARTER TO WORK. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING REF AMM 21-20-00 PAG 121 PARAG. 3 - 4 FOR FLOW CONTROL VALVE DEFECTIVE SO WAS INSPECTED FLOW CONTROL VALVE FILTER. IT WAS FOUND CLOGGED.THEREBY WAS CLEANED AND WAS SWAPPED WITH THE RT FLOW CONTROL VALVE REF AMM 21-31-02.

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