Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 11, 2006
Submitted
January 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160BS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53463
Aircraft time
24,639 hours, 18,413 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I

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

What was found

AT FL330, 50MM BEFORE KIKAS, FLOW LIGHT CAME ON AND CABIN CLIMB INCREASE TO 1500 FT (CLIMB) AND CABIN ALTITUDE ALSO. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED STRONG NOISE AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. CHECK LIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 13,500 FT AND COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. BOTH PACKS WERE SUPPLYING ON, OUTFLOW VALVE CLOSED AND DOWN MANUAL, AS PER AMM 32-60-02/201. INSTALLED SEAL ON VISUAL INSPECTION GEAR FROM CABIN TO WHEEL WELL, PRESURIZATION TEST SATISFACTORY AS PER AMM 21-00-00. AS PER AMM 28-10-00 PAGE 1 FIG 12B REPLACED BOOT ASSY IN AFT AUX TANK. TEST SATISFACTORY, AS PER AMM 21-00-00.

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