Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
January 23, 2013
Submitted
January 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956BW
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
P70242C
Aircraft time
16,891 hours, 20,770 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
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, THE ACFT WOULD NOT HOLD A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE GREATER THAN 3.0 PSI. THIS RESULTED IN A "CABIN ALT" WARNING ON CLIMB THROUGH 16,200 FT. ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLE SHOOT TO NO AVAIL. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW MM 21-30-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED.