Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 4, 2012
Submitted
November 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53422
Aircraft time
49,469 hours, 35,739 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Multiple Fail
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE ACFT COMPLETELY LOSS PRESSURIZATION NEAR THE TOP OF DESCENT. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DID DEPLOYED AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10K WAS DECLARED AND EXECUTED. MX FOUND CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER NR 2, LT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE, LT TRIM VALVE, AND LT PACK TEMPERATURE CONTROL ALL TO BE BAD AND THEY WERE ALL REPLACED. THE RT PILOT REGULATOR VALVE WAS ALSO REPLACED. OPS CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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