Service difficulty report · Controller · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
June 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Controller
Part number
13035616
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, I

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, CABIN RATE NEEDLE STAYED AT ZERO AND CABIN ALTITUDE STAYED AT GROUND LEVEL. DIFFERENTIAL INCREASED AT FL 220 AND DIFFERENTIAL REACHED 8.5 CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN INCREASING TO 6,000 WHEN AIRCRAFT REACHED FL 370, STARTED DESCENT AT 1,000 FPM. CABIN RATE NEEDLE STAYED AT ZERO DIFFERENTIAL AND BEGAN INCREASING AT FL 240, CABIN RATE WENT TO 3,000 FPM, CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED QUICKLY TO 13,000 AND STOPPED. CABIN RATE THEN WENT TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND CABIN CONTROLLER FOUND UNSERVICEABLE. PART TC: 210.

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