Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
April 25, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47395
Aircraft time
84,084 hours, 74,288 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
13th Stage
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 IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL320, THE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN CLIMBING UNCONTROLLABLY. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT TO LOWER ALTITUDES. AT FL280 THE CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CABIN ALTITUDE AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO REMAIN AT THE LEVEL FOR THE CRUISE PROFILE OF FLIGHT. THE EMERGENCY WAS CANCELLED AND FLIGHT ARRIVED IN ATL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DID PERFORM BITE AND BOTH CONTROLLERS WERE NTF. THE NR 1 AIR DATA SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD WITH NO LEAKS FOUND. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AUGMENTATION VALVES WERE CHANGED AND A LEAKING 13TH STAGE PRESSURE LINE WAS SECURED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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