Service difficulty report · Hose · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 18, 2008
Submitted
July 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945N
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47664
Aircraft time
82,375 hours, 70,089 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLT WAS PASSING THROUGH FL 280 WHEN THE RED "CABIN PRESS" LIGHT AND YELLOW "MASTER CAUTION" LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED. CREW SAW CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS AT 10,500 FT AND CLIMBING. COM PROCEDURES WERE APPLIED BUT CABIN PRESSURE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. COCKPIT CREW EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,00 FT. THE MAXIMUM INDICATED ALTITUDE THE CABIN REACHED WAS 12,500 FT BUT THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO A NORMAL LANDING BACK AT MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT ACM OUTLET DUCT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION AND THE RT PACK PRECOOLER INLET HOSE WAS NOT COMPLETELY SECURED BY THE CLAMP. THE BOOT AND CLAP WERE REPLACED, LEAK CHECK PERFORMED AND SYSTEM RETURNED TO OPERATIONAL STATUS. (A)

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