Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
February 19, 2025
Submitted
March 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783TW
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47010
Aircraft time
58,824 hours, 67,135 cycles
Part
Elec Connector
Part number
MS3126F106S
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Part time
58,824 hours, 67,135 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE CRUISING AT FL350 A MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CABIN PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. BOTH THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER COMPLETED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS FOR A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING, THEN COMPLETED THE COM PROCEDURE FOR THE WARNING. PRESSURE WAS NOT RESTORED. 2/19/2025 - MX TROUBLESHOT AND TESTED ON GROUND LOG PAGE 77904 PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND. WHILE PASSING THROUGH FL235 A MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CABIN PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. WE STOPPED THE CLIMB AT 240. BOTH THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER COMPLETED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS FOR A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING. PRESSURE WAS NOT RESTORED. THE FO THEN ADVISED ATC THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE A DESCENT TO 10,000FT. ATC CLEARED US TO 10,000 FEET WITHOUT DELAY. THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS AND COM PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY DESCENT WERE COMPLETED DURING THE DESCENT. 3-5-2025 LOG PAGE 77907 MX FOUND LOOSE AND DAMAGED CONNECTOR AT RH ACM COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE TEMP SENSOR. R&R CONNECTOR PER DC9 SWPM 20-31. OPS CHECK PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IN AUTO AND MANUAL MODE PER DC9 AMM 21-32. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND.

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