Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 23, 2017
Submitted
August 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53242
Aircraft time
68,958 hours, 50,808 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Outflow Valve
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
I

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

What was found

WHILE DESCENDING INTO ATL PASSING THROUGH 18,000 FT, A DUAL AUTO PRESSURIZATION INOP INDICATION OCCURRED. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND MANUAL CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS SELECTED BUT CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDED BELOW 10,000 FT. THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT SAME TIME AS THE INOP LIGHTS DID. MAINTENANCE TESTED BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS AND FOUND AN "AC MOTOR" FAULT. THE CABIN AIR OUTFLOW VALVE DRIVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED PER AMM 21-32-05 AND THE CONTROLLERS TESTED OK. A PACK CONFIDENCE CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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