What was found
PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION RATE OF CLIMB WITH RATE CONTROL KNOB. THE CABIN AIR PRESS CONTROLLER FOUND TO BE FAULTY & WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2014
- Submitted
- April 7, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N345HC
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK421
- Aircraft time
- 4,002 hours, 3,431 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2131 · Cabin Pressure Controller
- Part
- Controller
- Part number
- 1303569
- Part serial
- 20118
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin Pressure
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.