Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 27, 2016
Submitted
October 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
73,384 hours, 55,676 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS MADE TO FL100 AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH 1 AND 2 PRESSURE CONTROLLERS SHOWING A CONTROLLER FAULT. THE LEFT ACM LOWER CONNECTING ELBOW DUCT BOOT WAS FOUND DAMAGED AND REPLACED. THE OUTFLOW VALVE FAILED A LEAK CHECK AND WAS REPLACED. BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLLERS 1 AND 2 AND THE CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR PANEL WERE REPLACED. A FUSELAGE LEAK CHECK AND A SINGLE PACK CONFIDENCE CHECK WERE COMPLIED WITH AND PASSED. ALL OXYGEN MASKED WHERE REPACKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP9163226)

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