Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 11, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
46,354 hours, 34,490 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURE FAILED WHILE DESCENDING OUT OF FL 330. CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED ABOVE 10K DURING DESCENT PASSENGER O2 MASKS DEPLOYED, FLOW LIGHT FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES. MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS, REMOVED AND REPLACED LT WATER SEPARATOR TEMAMM. REPLACED LT PNEU PILOT PRESS REG PER AMM REPLACED LEFT A/C PILOT PRESSURE REGULATOR PER AMM SN ON 5421. REPLACED PRSOV PER AMM. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AC FLOW CONTROL VLV OPN AND GOOD.

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