Service difficulty report · Duct · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
294
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, B, G

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 5027 - AT APPROX 85 MILES AFTER DEPARTING, EXPERIENCED RAPID AND TOTAL DECOMPRESSION. A/C RETURNED SAFELY TO CLT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE USED. OXYGEN MASKS WERE USED. CALLED CENTER FOR RAPID DESCENT TO 14,000 FT AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT CLT. MX WAS DISPATCHED TO AIRCRAFT, FOUND THAT DUCTING GOING THROUGH PRESSURE AREA TO RECIRCULATION FAN HAD COME LOOSE. RESECURED DUCTING, GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)