Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 28, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47739
Aircraft time
78,522 hours, 77,672 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Unresponsive
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BUF WITH A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZE. AT FL330, CABIN WAS CLIMBING 2KFT/MIN AND THE OUTFLOW VALVE SEEMED UN-RESPONSIVE. CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES, DONNED MASK AND COMMENCED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 14K BUT MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS MANUALLY RECOVERED AT FL100. BUF MAINTENANCE MELD THE CABIN AIR OUTFLOW VALVE PER 21-00-25 AND FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO DTW. THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED AND 2 RELAYS WERE RESEATED.

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