Service difficulty report · Pressure System · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 19, 2009
Submitted
August 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48109
Aircraft time
68,749 hours, 63,182 cycles
Part
Pressure System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

LEAVING FL300, THE RED "CABIN PRESS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE CABIN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 12,000 AND 13,000 FT. FLIGHT WAS ALREADY CLEARED TO FL120 BUT CAPTAIN DIRECTED AN IMMEDIATE TO 10,000 AND EXECUTED THE RED BORDERED CHECK LIST. THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPON COMPLETION OF THE RB CHECK LIST THE CABIN WAS STARTING TO DESCEND. AT FL170 THE CABIN SEEMED TO BE RE-PRESSURIZING, ALTHOUGH THE CABIN NEVER DID CATCH UP WITH THE DESCENT SCHEDULE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, NO SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED, AND THERE WAS NO RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. ONCE THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 10,000 THE USE OF THE FLIGHT DECK OXYGEN WAS TERMINATED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT SCHEDULED DESTINATION.

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