Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 29, 2009
Submitted
December 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145331
Aircraft time
22,375 hours, 19,488 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,772 hours, 14,710 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
22250N030301
Part serial
337
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
24,339 hours, 20,085 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WITH THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION ON MEL THE CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATION DASHED AT FL080. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT FL100 AND PER MEL CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CHS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. THE AUTO AND MANUAL PRESSURIZATION MEL'S WERE CLEARED IN CVG WHEN THE DIGITAL PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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