Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 22, 2017
Submitted
January 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53366
Aircraft time
46,674 hours, 38,798 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac 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

EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING CRUISE THE FLOW LIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN CHANGED TO STEADY ON. F/A`S HEARD A BANG ON THE LT SIDE NEAR ROWS 16/17 AND CABIN INDICATED A RAPID CLIMB. R&R PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (FWD).

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