Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 15, 2008
Submitted
March 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
8,776 hours, 7,101 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,627 hours, 14,928 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
92185A010200
Part serial
00597
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
8,785 hours, 7,107 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MSN TO CVG - WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 13,000 FT, THE CREW RECEIVED A CABIN ALTITUDE RED MESSAGE CABIN ALTITUDE 10,000 ALONG WITH A WARNING MESSAGE. THE CREW LEVELED OFF AT 15,000 FT THEN STARTED TO DESCEND. WHILE DESCENDING THE CABIN PRESSURE BECAME AMBER THEN GREEN AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK AT MSN UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED UNPRESSURIZED TO CVG. ONCE IN CVG MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FAULT DOWN TO THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER, AND AFTER REPLACING IT, THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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