Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Aircraft time
42,229 hours, 29,143 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
45D161
Part serial
609
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
42,229 hours, 29,143 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 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DID NOT PRESSURIZED. IN GROUND, CAPTAIN REPORTED NO AIR FLOW WITH BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKAGES OPERATING. DURING REVISION THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE BREAKERS, PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE AND THE AIR CONDITION SWITCH WERE OPERATING NORMALLY BUT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DID NOT PRESSURIZE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE S1-296 AND S1-297 SWITCHES WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-31-09, TESTED CORRECT. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS REPLACED IAW 31-31-01.

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