Service difficulty report · Butterfly Valve · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
November 21, 2025
Submitted
November 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783TW
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47010
Aircraft time
59,152 hours, 67,297 cycles
Part
Butterfly Valve
Part number
32185831
Part serial
P1312
Condition
Stuck
Location
Zone 100
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

TWO HOURS INTO CRUISE AT FL 350 ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. RAN COM PROCEDURES CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING/RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. CABIN RECOVERED AND HELD AT 8500 FEET FOR ABOUT 20 MIN BEFORE A RAPID SPIKE IN CABIN CLIMB (FULL SCALE) INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WITH ATC. CABIN DID NOT RECOVER FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO KABQ. CORRECTIVE ACTION - LOG PAGE 78763 - 11/23/2025 - DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND RH TEMP CONTROL VALVE STUCK IN FULL HEAT POSITION CAUSING RH AIR CONDITIIONING SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN. REPLACED RH TEMP CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 21-61-1; TESTED PER 21-61-1 OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS PER AMM 21-32-0 3(A) OPS CHECK GOOD.

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