Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 21, 2006
Submitted
July 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
526
Aircraft time
17,800 hours, 25,634 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT 2237 IN FLIGHT AT 16000 FT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LOW AIRFLOW IN CABIN AND UNCOMFORTABLY WARM WITH ONLY 25 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ATTEMPTED TO COOL FROM FLIGHT DECK IN BOTH MANUAL AND AUTO MODES WITH NO SUCCESS. PERFORMED CABIN AUTO TEMP CONTROL FAILURE CHECKLIST WITH NO SUCCESS. WHEN ON THE GROUND AFTER FLIGHT FLOW WAS MUCH HIGHER AND DUCT TEMP BEGAN TO DECREASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND BLEED AIR LEAK AT ACM PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE AND AT BLEED AIR SUPPLY DUCT PER-SEAL COUPLING UPSTREAM OF PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. INSTALLED NEW PERI-SEALS AND GASKETS ON COUPLING AND PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.