Service difficulty report · Selector Knob · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 3, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49997
Aircraft time
28,486 hours, 22,062 cycles
Part
Selector Knob
Condition
Jammed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AUTO PRESS INOP LIGHT INOP ILLUM, WENT TO MANUAL PRESS AND COULD NOT CLOSE OUTFLOW VALVE. OUTFLOW VALVE WOULD OPEN, BUT NOT CLOSE. AIR TURNBACK AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LGA. FOUND AUTOPILOT SELECTOR KNOB JAMMED IN OUTFLOW VALVE CONTROL WHEEL IN PEDESTAL. REMOVED KNOB OUTFLOW VALVE, OPS NML IN MANUAL. RESET NR 1 AND NR 2 AUTO PRESS CONTROLLERS. AUTO NOW OPS NML. INSPECTED OUTFLOW VALVE FOUND NML.

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