Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 5, 2009
Submitted
January 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145691
Aircraft time
16,149 hours, 12,653 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,960 hours, 14,978 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ON CLIMB OUT AT 4,000 FT THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED FROM 1.6 TO ZERO IN AUTO PRESSURIZATION MODE. THE CREW DID NOT FEEL A CHANGE IN PRESSURIZATION AND DID NOT SWITCH TO MANUAL MODE. THE FLIGHT LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX RESET THE PRESSURIZATION SYS AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYS OPERATED NORMALLY IN AUTO AND MANUAL MODES.

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