Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 7, 2014
Submitted
January 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49544
Aircraft time
68,647 hours, 52,989 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

DURING CRUISE AT FL280, RED CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION. CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED TO 12,000 FEET BEFORE CREW COULD MANUALLY STABILIZE. NO OTHER FAULT LIGHTS AND PASSENGER MASKS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THAT THE LT AND RT PACKS OPERATE NORMALLY AND THAT THE OUTFLOW VALVE MANUALLY OPERATED NORMALLY. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE POWER TRANSFER RELAY R2-258. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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