Service difficulty report · Controller · Amd FALCON20C5

Difficulty date
October 27, 2000
Submitted
December 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179GA
Make and model
Amd FALCON20C5
Aircraft serial
100
Part
Controller
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO SDF DUE TO AIRCRAFT DOES NOT PRESSURIZE IN AUTO. OPENED EMERGENCY VALVE, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. RADAR SHORTS OUT AND IS INTERMITTENT. NR 2 COMM DOES NOT TRANSMIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROLLER. PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON GROUND. (X)