Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 17, 2004
Submitted
December 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
58,523 hours, 43,905 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
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 PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PRESSURIZATION FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT AT 35000 FEET, CABIN PRESSURE INCREASED AND DECREASED 500 FEET, AFTER THAT CONDITION WAS SELECTED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SYSTEM AND AFTER 10 MINUTES PRESSURE WAS LOST AND "CABIN ALT" LIGHT TURNED ON. CONTROLLERS WERE CHECKED AND FAIL WAS DETECTED ON CONTROLLER NR 2 AND PRESSURE VALVES WERE DETECTED DIRTY. PRESSURE VALVES WERE CLEANED AND TESTED IAW MM 21-32-5, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS NO. 1 AND 2, AND PRESSURE VALVES, WERE TESTED IAW MM 21-32-00, ALL CORRECT.

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