Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 10, 2016
Submitted
February 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49544
Aircraft time
73,895 hours, 56,603 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt A/C Pack
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

DURING CLIMBOUT PASSING 5000 FT, THE FLOW LIGHT, ILLUMINATED. THE RT PACK HAD SHUTDOWN. ACCOMPLISED QRH PROCEDURE WITH NO POSITIVE RESULT. RT PACK WOULD NOT RECOVER AND LT PACK WOULD MANAGE THE CABIN ALTITUDE KEPT CLIMBING. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. REPLACED RT PACK PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FLOW CONTROL VALVE. LEAK CHECK OK. INSPECTED LT PACK AND FOUND ORANGE BOOT BLOWN OFF AFT SIDE OF ACM. RE-INSTALLED SAME. ALSO FOUND ORANGE BOOT BLOWN AT LOWER SIDE OF ICE SCREEN. REPLACED BOOT. PERFORMED FUSELAGE LEAK CHECK AND SINGLE PACK CONFIDENCE CHECKS. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS, OK IAW AMM 21-00.

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