Service difficulty report · None · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
November 14, 2021
Submitted
November 18, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N346FX
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500090
Aircraft time
8,896 hours, 5,910 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
M
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DIVERTED DUE TO CABIN ALTITUDE PRESSURIZATION INCREASING AT A RATE OF 800FT PER MINUTE. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED ATC THEY NEEDED TO DESCEND. THE PRESSURIZATION RATE WAS NOT DECREASING DURING DESCENT, CAUSING THE CREW TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE CABIN ALTITUDE WENT ABOVE 10,000FT AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO EMERGENCY DESCENT. ONCE THEY DESCENDED TO 15,000FT THE CABIN RATE BEGAN DECREASING TO THE PROPER PRESSURIZATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KJAX. REPLACED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH A NEW GASKET IAW PHENOM 300 AMM 21-31-04/400. OPS, PRESSURIZATION, AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. P/N 103918-2; S/N 13918-00622.

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