Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 5, 2001
Submitted
June 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49925
Aircraft time
35,874 hours, 21,473 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

WHILE CREW WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A CABIN TEMPERATURE PROBLEM THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, MANUALLY DROPPED THE OXY MASKS, AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT JFK. FOUND RT PACK RAM AIR COUPLING TO HEAT EXCHANGER AND RUBBER COUPLING FOR INLET WATER SEPARATOR ASSY WERE BOTH BAD. REPLACED COUPLING P/N 5956186-501. CHECK-C 2-23-01 STL.

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