Service difficulty report · Pressure System · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 7, 2010
Submitted
February 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12122
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145684
Aircraft time
20,133 hours, 10,711 cycles
Part
Pressure System
Part number
2014AB
Part serial
1571
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,133 hours, 10,711 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2010 - CLIMBING THROUGH FL320 PRESSURIZATION ^P WAS 8 AND CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 8000. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO FL240 AT WHICH TIME THE ^P WAS 6.6 AND CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 4800. THROUGHOUT DESCENT THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS REPORTED TO BE MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND THE ^P WAS MUCH LOWER THAN NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QRH MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CPAM, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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