Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
June 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Switch
Part number
41EN496
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
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) IN DESCENT THROUGH APPROX FL 320, CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED UP TO 6,000 FPM THEN REDUCED. CABIN ALTITUDE HELD AT 13,000 FEET DESCENDING THROUGH 13,000 FEET, CABIN DESCENDED AT SAME RATE AS AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE LT SQUAT SWITCH (P/N 41EN49-6) WAS INTERMITTENT. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN SERVICEABLE.

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