Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
March 21, 2010
Submitted
March 21, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N633AT
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
Aircraft serial
500087
Aircraft time
24,398 hours, 17,077 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Broken
Location
Fwd Bulkhead
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

ACFT HAD A RAPID CABIN PRESSURE RISE AT ABOUT 28,000 FT AGL DURING CLIMB OUT. PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN EMERGENCY DECENT. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED AT ABOUT 13,000 FT AND CABIN REACHED ABOUT 15,000 FT. AS THE ACFT REACHED 10,000 FT AGL PILOTS WITHDREW THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT AND NO PASSENGER INJURIES. FOUND NOSE STEERING CABLE SEAL ON FWD BULKHEAD BROKEN.