SDR 200604101

Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb ERJ170100

Difficulty date
April 6, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100
Aircraft serial
17000075
Aircraft time
2,086 hours, 1,352 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

FLT NR 7661 CRUISE FL360, CREW BECAME AWARE OF INCREASE IN CABIN ALT AND TEMP. CABIN ALT WINDOW TURNED AMBER ON EICAS SCREEN. CABIN ALT IND IN EXCESS OF 9000, CLIMB RATE AT 500FPM AND CLIMBING, NO CAUTION OR WARNING IN EFFECT, BOTH PACKS INDICATING GREEN AND NORMAL. RECEIVED A WARNING ASSOCIATED WITH CABIN ALT HI MESSAGE CREW DECLARED AN EMERG, AND FOLLOWED UP WITH QRH AND DIVERTED TO IND. CREW REPORTS HIGHEST CABIN ALT 10,100 FT. PASSING 16000' MSL, CABIN ALT INDICATED STEADY GREEN. MX PLACED CPCS ON MEL. FL370 AT 7.1 PSI, CABIN PRESS SHOT UP 9000’, THEN DROPPED RAPIDLY CREW DIVERTED TO MSY. A/C FERRIED UN-PRESSURIZED FROM MSY TO IND. MX REPLACED CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER, GROUND AND TEST FLT CHECK GOOD.

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