Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
January 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145624
Aircraft time
20,564 hours, 14,861 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,658 hours, 15,485 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
M83726316002P
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pax Oxygen
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THE CABIN OXYGEN MASKS HAD DROPPED ALONG WITH THE CABIN LIGHTING GOING OUT. THE CREW REPORTED THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS STEADY AT 5,000FT, AND THE CABIN LIGHTING WAS TURNED BACK ON IMMEDIATELY WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. AS A PRECAUTION THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 10,000FT AND CONTINUED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE K0147 (MASK EJECTION RELAY) TO BE AT FAULT AND DOWNLOADED THE FDR. THE FDR DOWNLOAD INDICATED NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUE AND THAT MASK DEPLOYMENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE K0147 RELAY FAILURE. THE K0147 RELAY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE OXYGEN GENERATORS AND MASKS THAT HAD BEEN USED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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