Service difficulty report · Controller · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
January 11, 2013
Submitted
January 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955BW
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC812B
Aircraft time
30,085 hours, 32,895 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
10234010
Part serial
81248
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON INITIAL CLIMB, NOTICED THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN STANDARD KNOWN VALUES. THE MAXIMUM DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE THE ACFT WOULD HOLD WAS 3.6PSI. THIS IS A LARGE DEVIATION FROM NORMAL OPERATION AND FELT IT WAS PRUDENT TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. RETURN WAS COORDINATED WITH ATC AND OPS AND WAS WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. SEALED NUMEROUS AIRFRAME LEAKS AND REPLACED PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW MM 21-30-10. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 21-30-00.