Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
April 30, 2016
Submitted
May 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537XJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20213
Aircraft time
8,751 hours, 3,999 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
81141A010303
Part serial
00184
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
2,447 hours, 1,061 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B, I, A

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

What was found

WHILE AT FL450, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A "RED" CABIN ALT WARNING HIGH CAS MESSAGE, ALONG WITH A MASTER CAUTION WARNING AND AURAL ALERT. THE CREW DONNED THEIR O2 MASKS; DEPLOYED THE PAX O2 MASKS AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. CREW INFORMED ATC THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVERT, AND WERE GIVEN DIRECT TO AIRPORT, WHERE THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. A FERRY FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MAINTENANCE TECHS FOUND A FAILED RT SAFETY VALVE. SAFETY VALVE PN 81141A010303 WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED UNIT. PRESSURIZATION, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.