SDR CKSA98506

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
August 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816CK
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45892
Part
Duct
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL330 JUST AFTER LEVEL OFF AND POWER REDUCTION TO CRUISE POWER 3 OF 4 T/C'S: NR 1,2, AND 4 STARTED STALLING AND OVERHEATING, PNEUMATIC SWITCHES WERE ON HIGH, MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 12 PSI, CABIN CLIMBED OVER 5,000 FEET PER MINUTE TO 14,000 FEET, MANUAL CONTROLLER WAS FULLY CLOSED, WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN UNTIL BELOW 22,000 FEET. EMERGENCY DESCENT ACCOMPLISHED. FOUND LARGE AIR LEAK AT NR 1 ENGINE UPPER PNEUMATIC DUCT REPOSITIONED DUCT AND SECURED CLAMPS NO LONGER LEAKS. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND PRESSURIZATION CHECKS GOOD.

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