Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 8, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47660
Aircraft time
68,640 hours, 65,947 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Separated
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

WHILE CRUISING AT FL320, THE RED "CABIN PRESS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIRECTED AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO 10,000 AND EXECUTED THE RED BORDERED CHECK LIST. THE MASKS WERE DEPLOYED IAW QRH. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AT 10,000 FEET ALTITUDE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND AN ACM TURBINE OUTLET DUCT SEPARATED AND REPLACED IT AND THE APPROPRIATE CLAMPS.

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