Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 18, 2005
Submitted
July 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
36,865 hours, 29,625 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
12294411
Part serial
P935
Condition
Failed
Part time
8,400 hours, 5,692 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ACFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO PRESSURIZATION FAILURE, AFTER 45 MIN OF USING ANTI-ICE, AT 350 FLT LEVEL, FLOW & CABIN ALT LIGHT TURNED ON. CAPTAIN ACCOMPLISHED THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURE & PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. DURING REVISION OXYGEN GENS DETECTED ACTIVED, WINGS & TAIL ANTI-ICE VALVES OPS TESTED CORRECT. PRESSURIZATION & ANTI-ICE TEST PERFORMED IN MANUAL AND AUTO MODE IAW MM. THE OXYGEN GENS DEFERRED & ACFT FLEW TO MEX. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, PRESSURIZATION & ANTI-ICE TEST WERE PERFORMED IN MANUAL AND AUTO MODE IAW MM, OXYGEN GENS REPLACED IAW MM & WING ANTI-ICE VALVE REPLACED IAW MM, TESTED CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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