Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 21, 2000
Submitted
April 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Acm Bay
Part time
70,879 hours, 28,168 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM KWI TO AVB, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD CREW HEARD A BANG FROM THE TURBO COMPRESSOR BAY ARE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DESCENTED TO A SAFE ALTITUDE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO AVB FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATING AN UNSECURED DUCT AT THE NUMBER FOUR TURBO COMPRESSOR CHECK VALVE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE DUCT AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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