SDR USAAD01185

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
December 4, 2001
Submitted
December 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48026
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PHL-RSW - FLT 415 - DURING CRUISE AT 35,000 FEET, THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB A 300 TO 500 FT/MIN AND THE FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CABIN PRESSURE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED IN MANUAL AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED. CONTROL OF THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS REGAINED AT 20,000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ITS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED THE RUBBER DUCT AT THE WATER SEPARATOR TEMP CONTROL VALVE. (M)

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