SDR GTIA050159

Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 30, 2005
Submitted
July 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49104
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Heat Exchanger
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 LEFT AC SUPPLY PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO, QRH FAILS TO RESTORE SUPPLY PRESSURE, LEFT PACK IS INOPERATIVE. UPON ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS A 2ND ATTEMPT TO RESET THE PACK RESULTED IN A TEMP RESTORATION OF LEFT PACK, SUBSEQUENT OPERATION OF ENGINE AND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS CAUSED AN ABNORMAL SURGE IN LEFT SUPPLY PRESSURE, AIRFOIL ICE PRESSURE ABNORMAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PACK FAILED, DIVERTED INTO MYR. FOUND CONNECTOR PERI-SEAL LEAKING ON DUCTING AT SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER. REMOVED AND REPLACED PERI-SEALS AT LEFT HEAT EXCHANGER. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. (M)

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