Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7313
Aircraft time
18,850 hours, 16,278 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
18,652 hours, 15,878 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Outflow Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CMH TO IAH - AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF ON THE APU'S 10TH STAGE BLEED, THE BLEED SOURCE WAS TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE ENGINE'S 10TH STAGE BLEED. THE CABIN PRESSURE HELD FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE THAN BEGAN TO RISE. AFTER LEVELING AT 11,000 FT, THE CABIN ALTITUDE GOT HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE THE AMBER "CABIN ALT" MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY RAN THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT CMH. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND INBOARD EXHAUST VALVE MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ITS DEFERRED POSITION WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. DURING SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN THE OUTBOARD EXHAUST VALVE WAS IN THE DEFERRED POSITION. THE DEFERRAL ON THE INBOARD EXHAUST VALVE WAS REMOVED AND THE OUTBOARD WAS PLACED ON DEFERRAL. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A SERVICE DOOR PROX SWITCH TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE IMPROPER EXHAUST VALVE MOVEMENT AND WILL BE REPLACED WHEN CLEARING DEFERRAL.