SDR 2022F00308

Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 5, 2022
Submitted
August 5, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N680MB
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800093
Aircraft time
3,119 hours, 2,062 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
69150602
Condition
Disconnected
Location
321-322
Part time
3,119 hours, 2,062 cycles
Component
Environmental C
Component part number
22154603
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J, W
Precautionary procedure
B, I, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 240 AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN AMBER CABIN ALTITUDE MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY A RED MASTER CAUTION CABIN ALTITUDE. THIS INDICATES CABIN PRESSURIZATION HAD FAILED IN SOME WAY AND THE ALTITUDE IN THE CABIN HAD CLIMBED ABOVE 10K FEET. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE PRESSURE DUCT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO THE WATER SEPARATOR HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AT THE ECU. RECENT MAINTENANCE IN THE VICINITY OF THIS DUCT REQUIRED ITS REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE PERFORMED INCORRECTLY.