Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 2, 2016
Submitted
December 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
64,634 hours, 47,159 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Detached
Location
Rt Acm
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW REPORTED FAILURE OF THE LEFT PACK. THE RIGHT PACK WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURIZATION UNTIL DESCENDING TO FL180. OVER TIME THE RIGHT PACK BECAME MORE WEAK AND REQUIRED FURTHER DESCENT TO FL 100 WHERE CABIN ALTITUDE HELD AT 4000 WITH AN INTERMITTENT FLOW LIGHT. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH NO MENTION OF EXPEDITED OR EMERGENCY DESCENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DISCHARGE BOOT FOR THE RIGHT ACM OFF. THE BOOT WAS INSTALLED AND THE RIGHT PACK OPERATED NORMALLY. THE LEFT PACK HAD NO AIRFLOW DOWNSTREAM OF THE PRV. AN AIR LINE WAS REPORTED LOOSE. THE PRV WAS REPLACED AND THE AIR LINE WAS SECURED. SINGLE PACK CONFIDENCE CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED FOR BOTH PACKS AND A HULL DECAY CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ADDITIONAL FINDINGS . THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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