Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 22, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
4,498 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Duct
Part number
99120264
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Acm
Component
Acm · Hamltn · 738834
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT AT 28,000 FT HAD LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL. AIRCRAFT EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FT PROCEEDING TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ACM FLEX DUCT HAD UNCOUPLED FROM MATING TUBE, SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THE DECOUPLING WAS A LOOSE GEAR CLAMP.

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