Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 29, 2015
Submitted
October 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53362
Aircraft time
62,080 hours, 44,693 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT INBD, LEAVING FL240 FOR FL190 WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, THE CREW RECEIVED FLICKERING FLOW LIGHT ON OVERHEAD CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL PANEL. FLOW LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED STEADY WITH CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING AT 1500 FT./MIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 10K, AND REPORTED THAT THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED A MAXIMUM OF 11K FEET. CONTROL OF THE CABIN WAS REGAINED AT FL100 AND THE CABIN DESCENT RATE REMAINED NORMAL UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT MUZZLE PRESSURE LINE WAS BROKEN AT THE LT THE AUGMENTATION VALVE TO ANTICIPATOR AND LEAKING. THEY REPLACED THE AUGMENTATION VALVE MUZZLE LINE. PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL CHECKS AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

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