Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
December 8, 2022
Submitted
December 9, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N600AJ
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60199
Aircraft time
8,869 hours, 6,202 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Pilot Error
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTING MMUN, AND ON CLIMB, PRESSURIZATION FAULT LIGHT CAME ON & EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYS ACTIVATED. CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET PRESSURIZATION SYS & IT WOULD NOT. ELECTED TO RETURN TO MMUN. DURING LANDING CHECKLIST, CAPTAIN NOTICED CABIN AIR SWITCH WAS OFF BUT STILL ELECTED TO LAND. LANDED SAFELY. ARRIVED BACK AT THE FBO, THE FAULT LIGHT HAD EXTINGUISHED & EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYS RESET. AT FBO, CREW PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF PRESSURIZATION SYS. INDICATIONS NORMAL, PRESSURIZATION SYS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. NEITHER CREW MEMBER KNEW HOW CABIN PRESSURE SWITCH WAS MISSED ON PRE DEPARTURE CHECKLIST. ELECTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN TO COMPLETE INTENDED FLIGHT. FLIGHT ARRIVED SAFELY INTO KOPF WITH NO ISSUES.