Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
December 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Part
Indicator
Part number
AW2835AF1
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Press
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB-OUT AT 26,000 FEET, CABIN PRESSURE INDICATED 500 FEET WITH DIFFERENTIAL INDICATING 8.5. TRIED STANDBY MODE, CABIN WOULD INDICATE 500 FEET ALTITUDE. CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING CAME ON, MAX DIFFERENTIAL WAS INDICATING AND CABIN REMAINED AT 500 FEET. ON DESCENT, CABIN RATE INDICATED A DESCENT. (CABIN REMAINED AT 500 FEET.) CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATOR REPLACED.

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