Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 10, 2007
Submitted
May 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
51,157 hours, 34,893 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Valve
Part number
39271012
Part serial
P162
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
32,703 hours, 24,467 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK CAPTAIN REPORTED PRESSURIZATION FAILURE, AT 25000 FEET FLOW AND CABIN ALT LIGHTS TURNED ON. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK AUTOMATIC CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE INOPERATIVE. SYSTEMS WERE DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-24 AND AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACE BOTH AUGMENTATION VALVES AND PNEUMATIC PILOT PRESSURE REGULATOR IAW MM 36-10-01 AND 36-10-02, BUT DURING TEST IT WAS DETECTED LOW FLOW IN LT SIDE. THE LT AUGMENTATION VALVE WAS REPLACED AGAIN IAW MM 36-10-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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