Service difficulty report · None · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 11, 2022
Submitted
February 11, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N408FZ
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
9,137 hours, 9,082 cycles
Part
None
Part number
9599091111
Part serial
757882
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
9,137 hours, 9,082 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OPERATOR NOTED THAT AIRCRAFT CABIN WOULD PRESSURIZE ON THE GROUND WHEN ADVANCING CONDITION LEVER TO FLIGHT IDLE. CABIN WOULD PRESSURIZE UNCONTROLLED AFTER TAKEOFF ON FIRST FLIGHT OF DAY. REMAINING FLIGHTS WERE NORMAL. TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM AND FOUND THE VOLUME TANK FOR THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS NOT INTACT. NOTED END CAP ON TANK WAS LOOSE WHICH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE A LOSS OF VACUUM TO SYSTEM. PILATUS SL 095 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE AND THE VOLUME TANK WAS FOUND TO BE AFFECTED BY SERIAL NUMBER. SL 095 WAS ISSUED JULY 2006 AND THE TANK WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. REMOVED AND REPLACED VOLUME TANK WITH NEW UNIT P/N 959.90.91.111, S/N 65-7876.