Service difficulty report · Regulator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 12, 2004
Submitted
August 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MD
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49149
Aircraft time
60,876 hours, 47,319 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Regulator
Part number
39271411
Part serial
3629
Condition
Open
Location
Lt Side
Part time
33,996 hours, 24,639 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AT FL 330 FLOWS LIGHT TURNED ON DUE TO PRESSURIZATION FAILURE PERFORMING AN ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. ANTI-ICE WAS APPLIED TO ENGINES AND WINGS BUT LIGHT CONTINUE AND CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT TURNED ON, PRESSURIZATION WAS CONTROLLED AT FL 200, BUT CABIN GOT 13000 FT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING CHECK WAS DETECTED A LOOSEN LINE FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE LT CLEANING VALVE. ADDITIONALLY, PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 21-31-01, TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 36-10-00 AND 21-32-00, ALL CORRECT.

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