Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
August 11, 2014
Submitted
September 18, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N331GL
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
682
Aircraft time
152 hours, 100 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, WHILE AT FL310, CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO RISE AS CONFIRMED BY THE G1000 ELECTRONIC GAUGES FOR CABIN ALT, ROC AND DIFF PRESSURE. AT 10,300' CABIN ALTITUDE THE CABIN ALTITUDE CAS MESSAGE APPEARED. WHEN THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 10,500 FT, INITIATED AN LEFT TURN AND BEGAN A DESCENT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. APPROACHING FL250, THE CABIN ALTITUDE HAD DESCENDED BELOW 10,000 FT AND LEVELED OFF AT FL250. AFTER THE CABIN STABILIZED AT 8600 FT DIVERTED, STARTED TO PICK UP MODERATE ICING AT 17,000 FT WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE APPROACH AND ELECTED TO DIVERT AGAIN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO FURTHER INDICATIONS OF A PRESSURIZATION MALFUNCTION WERE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS TROUBLESHOT, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS OR FIND ANY EXPLANATION AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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