Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 22, 2017
Submitted
August 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N64LV
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600345
Aircraft time
7,007 hours, 5,200 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
62146292
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Cabin Door
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 FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORT INDICATED THAT AT FL 410 A SQUEAL DEVELOPED IN THE AREA AROUND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE CREW NOTED THAT INDICATIONS BEGAN TO SHOW A RISE IN THE CABIN ALTITUDE THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE RISE IN THE CABIN ALTITUDE TO NO AVAIL. THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO ABOVE 10,000 FEET THEN THE CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, AT THAT POINT THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED. THE CREW INDICATES IN THEIR REPORT THAT THE CABIN NEVER WENT ABOVE 13,500 FEET AND NO PASSENGER MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THAT THE DOOR SEAL INFLATION VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.