Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 15, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Aircraft time
37,161 hours, 20,430 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED FLIGHT BECAUSE IN AUTOMATIC MODE THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM HAD OSCILLATIONS AND IN MANUAL MODE THE PRESSURE VALVE COULD NOT BE CLOSED. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, THE SWITCH WAS PLACED IN MANUAL POSITION AND VALVE WAS CLOSED, THE SYSTEM OPERATED CORRECTLY. DUE TO OXYGEN MASKS AND OXYGEN GENERATORS WERE DEPLOYED AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-00-00, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES WERE CHECKED OPENING AT 8 PSI, AND OPERATING CORRECTLY. OXYGEN MASKS AND OXYGEN GENERATORS WERE REPLACED, ALL TESTS WERE CORRECT.

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