Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 12, 2016
Submitted
July 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53347
Aircraft time
45,736 hours, 38,597 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
20219742
Part serial
751642
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT PASSING FL 330 FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH RAPID RISE IN CABIN PRESSURE. SWITCHED AUTO CONTROLLER BUT COULD NOT ARREST PRESSURE LOSS. ACCOMPLISHED RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION CHECKLIST AND DID EMERGENCY DESCENT. MANUAL PRESSURIZATION CONTROL JAMMED, UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURE. DESCENDED TO 10,000. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT FOR LOOSE A/C DUCTS. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. PERFORMED TEST OF FUSELAGE LEAKAGE AND LEAK RATE PASSED IAW AMM 21-00-00-5-0 PARA 4H. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF NR 1 AND 2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND IAW AMM 21-32-00 CONFIG 5 PARA 3B. PERFORMED TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WHEEL AUTO/ MANUAL SWITCH S1-54 AND TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 21-32-05-0 PARA 3C. VERIFIED CONTROL WHEEL MOVED SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT BINDING IN MANUAL MODE IAW AMM 21-32-02-5 PARA 3C STEP 11. INSPECTED CABIN OUTFLOW VALVE AND BUTTERFLY ASSYS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW AMM 21-32-05-6 CONFIG D. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR.

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