19990727018169I

Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120 · Palm Springs, CA · July 27, 1999

Date: July 27, 1999 · 13:28 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Aircraft: N2935W
Reported as: EMB EMB120
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On July 27, 1999, the above mentioned aircraft returned to Palm Springs Regional Airport (psp) due to a pressurization problem (duct leak light indication). Corrective action: psp maintenance troubleshot system and tightened a clamp at the LH heat exchanger and replaced two pack sensors. Psp maintenance also replaced five duct sensors on the LH side with a new style 190 degree sensor. SDR paperwork submitted this incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON JULY 27, 1999, THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT (PSP) DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM (DUCT LEAK LIGHT INDICATION). CORRECTIVE ACTION: PSP MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND TIGHTENED A CLAMP AT THE LH HEAT EXCHANGER AND REPLACED TWO PACK SENSORS. PSP MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED FIVE DUCT SENSORS ON THE LH SIDE WITH A NEW STYLE 190 DEGREE SENSOR. SDR PAPERWORK SUBMITTED THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.