Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 17, 2008
Submitted
December 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47425
Aircraft time
84,104 hours, 83,239 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Missing
Location
Duct
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

DURING CRUISE AT FL340, FLT CREW HEARD A THUMP & NOTICED CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING 500-700 FPM. CONFIRMED THAT OUTFLOW VALVE WAS FULLY CLOSED & CABIN WAS AT 8000 FT & CLIMBING, INITIATED A DESCENT & COMPLIED WITH RED BORDERED CHECKLIST. DURING DESCENT TO 10,000 FT, CREW WAS ABLE TO STOP CABIN CLIMB. FLT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE LT WATER SEPARATOR INLET DUCT CLAMP WAS MISSING. CLAMP WAS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR AND REINSTALLED. ALL OTHER CLAMPS ON AFT SIDE OF BOTH THE LT & RT WATER SEPARATOR SYSTEM REPLACED. LT AFT CONNECTOR BOOT REPLACED. NUTS FOR EACH CLAMP ON FWD SIDE OF WATER SEPARATOR SYSTEM REPLACED. LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

More about the Doug DC-9-32