Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 10, 2017
Submitted
August 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53421
Aircraft time
60,141 hours, 46,575 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Lt A/C Pack
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

AT FL330 LOST PRESSURIZATION WITH AN ASSOCIATED FLOW LIGHT. NO AUTO 1 OR 2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER FAILURES WERE OBSERVED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURES AND DESCENDED DOWN TO 10,000' AT WHICH TIME THE FLOW LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. DURING THE EVENT, THE PRESSURE DROP WAS GRADUAL AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DROP. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IAW NOGO ODI 2130. FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED/PRESSURIZATION ISSUES AND FOUND A BLOWN LEFT PACK DISCHARGE DUCT. THE DUCT AND CLAMPS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 21-20. CLAMPS ON THE RIGHT PACK UPSTREAM OF THE DISCHARGE DUCT WERE FOUND LOOSE AND SECURED. THE PACK CONFIDENCES CHECKS PER WC 2132-1002 AND A FUSELAGE LEAK DOWN TEST IAW AMM 21-00-00-501 WERE PERFORMED AND CHECKED OKAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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