Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 8, 2007
Submitted
August 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
12294411
Part serial
2064
Condition
Failed
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Part time
42,407 hours, 27,732 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, DUE TO A CABIN PRESSURE FAILURE AT FL340 USING ANTI ICE AND DE ICE FLOW, THIS CONDITION BECOME WORST WHEN TAIL DE ICE WAS USED AND THE PRESSURIZATION WAS UNCONTROLLABLE IN MANUAL AND AUTO. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK IAW MM 36-10-00 MODE 1 AND 2 AND AIR CONDITIONED PACKAGES LEAK TEST IAW MM 21-00-00, ALL CORRECT. LATER, OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-04 NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND; ADDITIONALLY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC REGULATOR PILOT VALVE, THE REGULATOR AIR CONDITIONED PILOT PRESSURE AND THE WING ICE PROTECTION SHUTOFF VALVE LT SIDE IAW MM 36-10-02, MM 21-31-11 AND MM 30-10-02, TESTED ALL CORRECT.

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