Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUIZE AT FL340, FLIGHT CREW HAS REPORTED CAUTION "CABIN ALT" COMING ON ACCOMPANIED WITH GRADUAL DELTA P DECREASE AND CABIN ALT CLIMB. WHILE PILOTS WERE LOOKING FOR ABNORMAL PROCEDURES IN AFM THE CABIN ALT RAPIDLY REACHED 10000 FT AND "CABIN ALT" WARNING CAME ON. NOT HAVING TIME TO PERFORM ABNORMAL PROCEDURES THE CREW HAS ELECTED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL35 AND DIVERT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE TROUBLESHOOTING ACTIVITIES PERFOMED AFTER LANDING DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES IN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES WERE CLEANED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.