Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 3, 2006
Submitted
July 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
37,742 hours, 26,148 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
45D161
Part serial
2880
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
52,357 hours, 30,363 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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 DURING DESCENT AT 10,000 FEET, BOTH LT AND RT AIR CONDITIONING SYS SHUTDOWN WITHOUT APPARENTLY CAUSE, AIRCRAFT WAS DEPRESSURIZED, BUT OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT ACTIVATE. BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLLERS WERE RESEATED, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED BY LEAKS, AND ENGINES WERE RUN, PRESSURIZING AT 7 POUNDS OF DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND DISPATCHED AT FL 250. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX, BOTH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, REGULATOR VALVE, FLOW CONTROL VALVE, COOLING TURBINES, CHIP DETECTORS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE WERE CHECKED, DETECTING A PNEUMATIC LEAK IN SENSOR LINE NR 1, SO BOTH SECOND SEGMENT SWITCHES WERE REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 21-31-09, NO LEAKS WERE FOUND.

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