Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 13, 2013
Submitted
August 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Aircraft time
64,630 hours, 49,991 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Low
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED THE ACFT, FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT FL330. PASSENGER O2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT ACFT WAS REQUIRED TO DESCEND TO 10,000 FT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MX FOUND BOTH PACKS SHUTTING OFF AT CRUISE POWER SO BOTH OF THE PRVS AND THE AC PILOT PRESSURE REGULATOR WERE REPLACED.

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