Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 9, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
24,037 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
602EN6026
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 21,000 FT, CABIN VSI SHOWED 2,000FT/MIN CLIMB WITH A LARGE RUSH OF AIR, SAME THING HAPPENED AT 15,000, PRESSURIZATION STABILIZED AT 9,000. MX FOUND THE SAFETY VALVE FILTER WAS PLUGGED WITH DUST AND LINT. SQUAT SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE SAFETY DUMP VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE INTERMITTENT CONTACTS. PRESSURIZATION TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.