Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 7, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Aircraft time
79,709 hours, 27,173 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Water Separator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB - A/C WOULD NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION ABOVE FL 310. FLOWS ON BOTH SIDES WERE SET TO MAX PRESSURE CONTROL WAS TRIED IN BOTH AUTO AND MANUAL MODES. LT MANIFOLD TEMP READ 195 AND RIGHT TEMP WAS 235. MANIFOLD PRESSURE FOR BOTH SIDES. OPENED PNLS 697,91D AND 602B. FOUND RT BOOT AFT OF RT WATER SEP OFF REINSTALLED WATER SEP BOOT PER DC8 MM 20-11-00. LK CK GOOD PER DC8 MM 21-31-00. DURING OPS CK FOUND RT PK WILL NOT COOL AND NO WATER DRAINAGE FR WATER SEP DRAIN TUBE. REMOVED AND REPLACED 35DEG TEMP SENSOR IAW DC8 MM 21-55-06-4, OPS CK DUE. REMOVED 35DEG VLV, LK CK GOOD PER MM 21-55-04-4.

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