Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 22, 2017
Submitted
December 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53274
Aircraft time
69,653 hours, 50,193 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Disconnected
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK AND EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. QRH PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED, EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET WHERE CABIN RECOVERED. NO MASKS DEPLOYED. FOUND THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR DISCONNECTED FROM FORWARD DUCT AND SEVERAL CLAMPS LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED CLAMPS.

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