Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 4, 2010
Submitted
June 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145461
Aircraft time
22,272 hours, 18,017 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,196 hours, 16,811 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
22250N030301
Part serial
579
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
24,100 hours, 19,322 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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 14,000FT THE CREW NOTICED THE RATE OF CLIMB INDICATION DASHED FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY AN AURAL WARNING OF CABIN. THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND DESCENDED TO 10,000FT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THAT THE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND PLACED THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ON MEL. THE MEL WAS CLEARED IN KSDF ON 6/4/2010 WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DIGITAL PRESSURE CONTROLLER.

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