Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
December 6, 2014
Submitted
December 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53388
Aircraft time
52,030 hours, 28,092 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK. DURING CLIMB, AT 10000 FEET, ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE. NO FLOW. STARTED TO PRESSURIZE ON DESCENT. PERFORMED HEATLH CHECKS ON BOTH PACK SYSTEMS IAW AMDS. ALSO, PERFORMED OPS TEST OF PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM. ALL CHECKED GOOD. FOUND RAM AIR Y DUCT CRACKED AT FLANGE TO RT HEAT EXCHANGER. REPLACED DUCT, LT AND RT COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE THERMAL SWITCHES S1-119 / S1-120, LT AND RT TURBINE INLET THERMAL SWITCHES S1-121 / S1-122, AND LT AND RT HI LIMIT TEMP ANTICIPATORS D1-75/D1-81. PERFORMED SINGLE PACK OPS TEST. ALL NORMAL.

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