Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
July 16, 2006
Submitted
July 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
82,122 hours, 20,947 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
5701195
Condition
Frozen
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
82,122 hours, 20,947 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I, B, G

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM RJTY TO WSAP AT FL 360 CABIN PRESSURE CONTINUED TO CLIMB. THE CREW PUT BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS TO MAX FLOW AND TRIED TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE MANUALLY. ALL EFFORTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB PAST 10,000 FEET. THE CREW PERFORMED A RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION AND EMERGENCY DECENT. ALL OXYGEN MASKS SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED. ALL APPLICABLE CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH. THE CREW RETURNED TO RJTY AND SAFELY LANDED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE OUTFLOW SYSTEM AND FOUND SOME VISIBLE MOISTURE IN THE OUTFLOW VALVE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE OUTFLOW VALVE AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT DECAY CHECK WAS WITH IN LIMITS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVI

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