Service difficulty report · Duct · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 16, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Duct
Part number
601R95655
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Air
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) DURING CRUISE THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT CABIN ALTITUDE WAS CLIMBING SO HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. HE THEN HEARD A LOUD POP/BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. NOT TO LONG AFTER THAT ALL THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HAD A MEL FOR THE RIGHT PACK PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT THE CAPITAN DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND A SUPPLY DUCT COMING FROM THE LEFT PACK GOING BEHIND THE APU INTO THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD BLOWN. THEY ARE ORDERING PARTS AND WILL REPAIR ACCORDINGLY 17- O2 GENERATORS WERE ACTIVATED.