Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 15, 2004
Submitted
April 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
32,545 hours, 27,802 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
21171801
Part serial
51332
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
8,259 hours, 5,344 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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING CLIMB AT 33,000 FEET, AFT CARGO DOOR AND AFT STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND CABIN STARTED TO DEPRESSURIZE. CARGO COMPARTMENT DOORS WERE CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED WITH A GROUND PNEUMATIC UNIT NO LEAK WAS FOUND. ENGINES PRESSURIZATION TESTS WAS PERFORMED, ALL CORRECT. AS A PREVENTIVE ACTION PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER NR ONE WAS REPLACED. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE TESTS TO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WERE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 21-32-03, 52-31-00 AND 52-63-00, ALL CORRECT.

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