Service difficulty report · Duct · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
August 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1734D
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1225
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Air Cond Compt
Component
7339308
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT THROUGH FL 220, A MUFFLED BANG WAS HEARD. AFT OVERFLOW VALVE WENT FULL CLOSED AND FWD VALVE SLOWLY WENT CLOSED. AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH FL 280, LEVEL AT FL 350 CBN, CLIMB AT 100 FPM. UNLATCHED COOL AIR OVRBD SWITCH. DESCENDED TO FL 240 BEFORE CABIN RATE WOULD DESCEND. FOUND SEAL DISCONNECTED BETWEEN NR 2 WATER SEPARATOR Y-DUCT AND THE AFT GROUND A/C CHECK VALVE. NR 2 SEPARATOR WAS CRACKED. REPLACED NR 2 SEPARATOR AND DUCT ASSY. RAN ENGINES AND NR 2 PACK, OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.