Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
August 12, 2012
Submitted
August 22, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N258TX
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RK443
Aircraft time
1,733 hours, 1,655 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
1303583
Part serial
81191
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB OUT PASSING 5000 FT, NOTICED THE ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. SELECTED MANUAL MODE AND ACFT STILL WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. DISCONTINUED CLIMB AND DIVERTED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING ACFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM, FOUND THAT THE PRESSURIZATION MODULE CONTROL SYSTEM VACUUM RELAY HAD FAILED. R & R THE VACUUM RELAY, MX PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.