Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 12, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Aircraft time
42,231 hours, 29,147 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
46D161
Part serial
2605
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Part time
20,595 hours, 14,534 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 FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING CLIMB, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITHOUT FLOW AND ALTITUDE PRESSURE LIGHTS TURNED ON. DURING REVISION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS FOUND TURNED ON WITHOUT PRESSURE AND FLOW, THE AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING SHUTOFF BREAKER WAS TURNED TO OVERRIDE REESTABLISHING THE SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND WIRING AND SECOND SEGMENT SWITCH WAS DETECTED GROUNDED. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED AND AT PRESSURIZATION TEST WAS DETECTED SWITCH DAMAGED, THE SWITCH S1-296 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 21-31-09, TESTED CORRECT. TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OPERATED CORRECTLY.

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