SDR 2022F00258

Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 120

Difficulty date
June 4, 2022
Submitted
June 7, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N793XJ
Make and model
Cessna 120
Aircraft serial
7500093
Aircraft time
16,817 hours, 8,982 cycles
Part
None
Part number
7468332
Part serial
NSN
Condition
None
Location
Empenage
Part time
16,817 hours, 8,982 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, M, O
Precautionary procedure
A, B, G, I

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED COCKPIT PAC O'TEMP CAUTION CAS MESSAGE (PAC AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN). CREW PERFORMED CHECKLIST ITEMS, CAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER, SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. WHILE REFERRING TO CHECKLIST AGAIN, CABIN PAC O'TEMP CAUTION CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, EMERGENCY DESCENT INITIATED AND PASSENGER O2 MASK WERE DEPLOYED. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KABQ. MAINTENANCE WAS SECURED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH ASSISTANCE BY TEXTRON TEAM-X. THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. TEAM-X STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THEM ONLY ONCE BEFORE. FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE FORWARD AND AFT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT TEMPERATURE SWITCHES AS DIRECTED BY TEAM-X. THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL UNDERGOING THE MAINTENANCE EVENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUPPLIED IF NECESSARY.

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