Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 31, 2008
Submitted
April 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1332U
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47404
Aircraft time
84,154 hours, 90,541 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AT FL340 FLT CREW CAUGHT CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING. UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CABIN CLIMB, CREW REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE ASSIGNMENT. AIRCRAFT IN GRADUAL DESCENT THE CABIN CLIMB INCREASED TO 1500 FPM. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS THEN INITIATED. CREW REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURE AT FL 250 AND CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PASSENGER MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. MAX CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED WAS 10,500 FEET. MAINTENANCE DID PERFORM BITE BUT NEITHER PRESSURE CONTROLLER SHOWED ANY EXISTING FAULTS. THE NR 2 CONTROLLER DID HAVE SOME HISTORY OF FAULTS FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. VESSEL LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE RIGHT AUGMENTATION VALVE, WORN DUCTING, CLAMPS, WIRING FAULTS, AND SENSE LINES WERE ALL CORRECTED OR REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE WITHIN LIMITS.

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