SDR CAL950485

Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27509
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47798
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
10315411
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Part time
23,079 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

FLT NR 1173 - IAH - THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RAPID DECOMPRESSION DURING CLIMB-OUT OF MSY. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AT FAULT. THE RELIEF VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH AFT LAV OXYGEN MASKS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. A DROP CHECK OF MASKS WAS PERFORMED AND OPERATION WAS ALL NORMAL. THE MASKS WERE RESTOWED. (M)

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