Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 30, 2008
Submitted
August 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924RW
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47185
Aircraft time
102,279 hours, 89,905 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL350 THE CABIN PRESSURE STARTED TO CLIMB. CREW DESCENDED TO FL330 IN AN ATTEMPT AT CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL WHICH DID MAINTAIN SETTING UNTIL TOP OF DESCENT. AT THAT POINT, WITH ANT-ICE ON DUE TO WEATHER AND WITH THROTTLES RETARDED FOR DESCENT, THE CREW LOST CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A RAPID DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. FLIGHT LANDED AT OPF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS PERFORMED AS AIRFRAME WAS BEING DELIVERED TO OPF FOR DECOMMISSIONING. (S)

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