Service difficulty report · Duct Clamp · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
Part
Duct Clamp
Part number
S189148
Condition
Loose
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
DE
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

(CAN) UPON DESCENT A RAPID DECOMPRESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED. EMERGENCY DESCENT CARRIED OUT AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTION FOUND A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE ACM DUCT WHICH CAUSED NO INFLOW OF CONDITIONED AIR INTO THE CABIN AND THEREFORE THE LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE.