Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3324L
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47103
Aircraft time
99,059 hours, 97,772 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Stripped
Location
Rt Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL340, THE CABIN TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE LEFT PACK WENT TO FULL HOT IN AUTO AND FLIGHT CREW SELECTED FULL COLD. THEN THE RIGHT PACK WENT TO FULL HOT IN AUTO AND FULL COLD WAS SELECTED IN MANUAL. CREW NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING CABIN PRESSURE AND APPLIED COM PROCEDURES, INCLUDING STARTING A DESCENT. STILL UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ACM OUTLET DUCT HAD A LOOSE CLAMP WITH STRIPPED THREADS AND REPLACED IT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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