Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
September 12, 2007
Submitted
September 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
42,529 hours, 34,231 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, N
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 EMERGENCY DESCENT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE DEPRESSURATION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR LEAKS AS WELL AS THE AIR CONDITIONED SYSTEM AND THE DUCTS OF ANTI-ICE SYSTEM IAW MPCM 36-10-00, 21-10-00 AND 30-10-00, ALL CORRECT. PRESSURIZATION TESTS WAS PERFORMED WITH BOTH ENGINES IAW MM 21-30-00, ALL CORRECT. DURING CABIN CHECK, THE SW (RADIO RACK) WAS CHANGED FROM VENTURY TO FAN POSITION, TESTED CORRECT.

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