Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 29, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
5,948 hours, 8,195 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2223 CLIMBING THROUGH 18K, GOT A RAPID DECOMPRESSION. THE PRESSURE LOSS SOUND CAME FROM THE FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE AREA. DIFFERENTIAL PSI WAS APPROXIMATELY 5.1PSID. THERE WAS AN BURNING SMELL AT THE SAME TIME THAT DISSIPATES AS PRESSURE LATER STABILIZED AT 4.0PSID, MAINTENANCE REPLACED HPSON. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.