Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 9, 2005
Submitted
July 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
29,260 hours, 27,805 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE AT FL 330 WITH 0.78 MACH. REQUESTED FL 290 WITH SAME SET OF PWR. FLOW LIGHT REMAINED ON AND CABIN ALT CONTINUED INCREASING. NECESSARY TO SELECT ENGINE AND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE DUE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CABIN RATE INCREASED AND NECESSARY TO REQUEST LOWER LEVEL AND RETURN TO FIELD. WITH POWER SETTINGS OF N1 86 PERCENT, CABIN CONTINUED INCREASING. AS PER MEL 21-1 CATEGORY C, RT PACK INOPERATIVE, ADJUSTED CLAMPS AND REINSTALLED HOSE IN ACM.

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