SDR CKSA97174

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
March 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802MG
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46098
Part
Clamp
Part number
CW0725400
Condition
Loose
Location
Cabin Air Duct
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, CABIN SUDDENLY STARTED CLIMBING AND AN AIR LEAK COULD BE HEARD UNDER FLT DECK ON RT SIDE. ISOLATED RT PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD AND AIR LEAK NOISE WENT AWAY. DESCENDED TO LOWER ALT, WHERE CABIN ALT COULD BE MAINTAINED. FOUND THAT RT CABIN AIR DUCT AEROQUIP FLANGE AND V-BAND COUPLING HAD SEPARATED FROM PRESS BULKHEAD DUCTING. RE-ALIGNED AND RECONNECTED RT CABIN AIR DUCT. TORQUED V-BAND COUPLING TO 50 INCH POUNDS IAW NATIONAL A/C SERV DC-8 FLOW CONTROL SYS MM 21-10-0 PAGE 1. TESTED SYS USING PNEUMATIC PRESSURE. NO LEAKAGE NOTED.

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