Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 30, 2011
Submitted
May 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13975
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145163
Aircraft time
27,969 hours, 20,930 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ORD FLT 5999 THE CREW REPORTED CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB AT A HIGH RATE UNTIL IT REACHED 10,500. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 34,000. BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT TO 10,500. AMBER DASHES ON CABIN RATE. MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. LEVELED OUT AT 11,000 MSL AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM BEGAN TO RESPOND NORMALLY EVENTUALLY REGAINING PRESSURE AND CONTROL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DIGITAL PRESSURE CONTROLLER, THE ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE AND THE PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION SYSYTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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