Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 30, 2016
Submitted
September 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49813
Aircraft time
71,940 hours, 53,445 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FL360, CABIN TEMP WAS REPORTED TOO COLD. RIGHT PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE WOULD NOT MOVE TO FULL HOT IN AUTO. WORKS OK IN MANUAL. LEFT PACK WOULD NOT GO PAST 3/4 HOT IN AUTO OR MANUAL. CYCLED AIR SUPPLY ON THE LT PACK. RESULT WAS LT PACK FAIL. SINGLE PACK OPERATION AT FL360 RESULTED IN RT PACK FAIL. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. DURING DESCENT, RECOVERED BOTH PACKS. REPLACED CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-61. PERFORMED LT AND RT PACK HEALTH CHECKS IAW WORK CARDS 2120-2277 AND 2120-2758. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED HULL LEAKAGE DECAY CHECK IAW AMM 21-00-00/501. REPLACED O2 GENERATORS AS NECESSARY ON LP 8936547.

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