Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
February 10, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46607
Aircraft time
74,615 hours, 30,635 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
10350610
Part serial
91330
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 310 RECEIVED LEVEL 3 "CABIN ALTITUDE" ALERT WITH NO OTHER NOISE OR INDICATIONS. ENG A/I WAS ON. FOLLOWED QRH AND COULD NOT (WITH 3 PACKS) MAINTAIN INDICATED CABIN ALTITUDE TO BELOW 10,000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATED CLIMB WITH DDP AT APPROX 9.1. COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN ALT IN AUTO OR MANUAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT UPPER POS PRESS RELIEF VALVE. VALVE OPS CK OK. REF MM 21-34-01-4. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED CPAM. OPS CK STILL REQ REF MM 21-31-08-4.

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