SDR 99ZZZX3734

Service difficulty report · Selector · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
September 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N99GA
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1198
Part
Selector
Part number
13048221
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURIZATION SELECTOR. LANDING ALTITUDE TAPE FAILED. TAPE/RHEOSTAT SLIPPED INTERNALLY. TAPE DISPLAYED A DIFFERENT ALTITUDE THAN WAS BEING CONTROLLED; THERE WAS APPROX 1,000 FOOT ERROR. THIS ERROR CAUSED CABIN ALTITUDE AT LANDING TO BE APPROX 1,400 FEET BELOW FIELD ELEVATION. THE CONCERN IS THE ACFT IS PRESSURIZED GREATER THAN NORMAL AND PLUG TYPE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS AND DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED UNTIL THE PRESSURIZATION IS EQUALIZED.