Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
37,054 hours, 30,065 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I, G, A

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

What was found

CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL JAMMED INFLIGHT. CABIN ALTITUDE EXCEEDED 14,000 FEET. MASKS DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY RETURN TO DFW. FOUND LOOSE HARDWARE OBSTRUCTING MOVEMENT OF OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATOR ON PEDESTAL. REMOVED HARDWARE. RAN BITE OF AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS. BITE CHECKS NORMAL. REPLACING OXYGEN GENERATORS AND MASKS.

More about the Doug MD-88