Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 12, 2016
Submitted
December 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N887GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49932
Aircraft time
55,432 hours, 36,657 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Cooling Duct
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB AT MAX RATE WITH OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY CLOSED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. EXECUTED QRH PROCEDURE AND FOUND COOLING TURBINE DUCT TO WATER SEPERATOR V CLAMP DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED CLAMP.

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