Service difficulty report · Linkage · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
April 12, 2004
Submitted
April 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
64,050 hours, 16,706 cycles
Part
Linkage
Condition
Loose
Location
Outflow Valve
Part time
64,050 hours, 16,706 cycles
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

DURING FLIGHT CABIN CLIMBING AT 1000' PER MINUTE- AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE FL200- UNALBE TO CAUSE CABIN TO DESCEND TO NORMAL ALTITUDE- CROSSFEED OPEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED PNEUMATIC DUCTING AND PERFORMED LEAKS CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE THEN PERFORMED GROUND PRESSURIZATION PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CABIN AIR OUTFLOW VALVE FOUND DRIVE ROD LINKAGE LOOSE, CAUSING VALVE TO STICK OPEN. ADJUSTED LINK PER ALL MANUALS,OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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