Service difficulty report · Cable · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
June 30, 2017
Submitted
July 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580JS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000079
Aircraft time
6,978 hours, 6,126 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Engine time
6,384 hours, 6,356 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Kinked
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
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

PAX DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN FLIGHT. SIMULTANEOUS DECREASE IN CABIN PRESSURE. THE CREW EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER INCREASED ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE OXYGEN MASKS TO DROP. THE CREW PERFORMED A STANDARD CONFIGURATION LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE MED AND SEALS. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED A PRESSURIZATION CHECK AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF MED INDICATIONS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. FOUND DOOR SUPPORT CABLE KINKED, OPERATED DOOR WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND.

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