Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 20, 2015
Submitted
June 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53420
Aircraft time
55,503 hours, 43,411 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Outflow Valve
Stage of operation
CR
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 DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL AND CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DID DEPLOY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT PACK DISCHARGE BOOT SEPARATED FROM THE DUCT AND THE LT PACK FUNCTIONED WEAKLY. ACFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BOOT ON THE NR 2 ACM DISCHARGE DUCT. ALSO REPLACED THE USED O2 GENERATORS AND A MISSING SEAL ON THE OUTFLOW VALVE.

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