Service difficulty report · Mixer Box · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
August 10, 2026
Submitted
August 10, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N853Q
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000105
Aircraft time
3,324 hours, 1,978 cycles
Part
Mixer Box
Part number
741572450
Part serial
NA
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,324 hours, 1,978 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL410, AN AUDIBLE POP WITH ASSOCIATED RISE IN CABIN PRESSURE OCCURRED. CREW DESCENDED AND CABIN ALTITUDE AMBER CAS DISPLAYED AND QRH WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ACM O'HEAT AND HEAT EXCHG ONLY DISPLAYED UNTIL QRH PROCEDURE CLEARED MESSAGE. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS CONSIDERED INOP BY THE FLIGHT CREW (RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION). UPON INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM, FOUND THE MIXER ASSY FAILED AT A FACTORY WELD (ABOUT 2/3RDS AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIPHERY).