Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
March 30, 2014
Submitted
April 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550SJ
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft serial
S5500100
Aircraft time
10,180 hours, 8,554 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL360, & NOTICED A SLOW CABIN PRESSURIZATION LOSS. CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER CLIMBED MORE THAN 500 FEET PER MINUTE. PILOTS DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, STARTED DESCENDING & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. AS ACFT WAS COMING TO A REASONABLE ALTITUDE, PAX OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. ELECTED TO DIVERT. LANDED SAFELY. THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED & TEST FLIGHT CONDUCTED, OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.

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