Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
January 7, 2008
Submitted
March 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
84,550 hours, 21,461 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
32143242
Condition
Defective
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Part time
84,550 hours, 21,461 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM KMLB, THE CREW NOTICE THE LEFT PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD READ'S 17 PSI LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE, THE LEFT SIDE READ'S 20 PSI AND THE RIGHT SIDE READ'S 37 PSI. THE LEFT SIDE MANIFOLD COULD NOT REACH 35 PSI TO DO PRESSURE DECAY CHECK, THE LEFT SIDE ONLY WENT TO 28 PSI AT POWER. THE CREW RETURNED TO KMLB, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 PNEUMATIC REGULATOR VALVE IAW DACO DC-8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 36-12-1. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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