Service difficulty report · Access Door · Beech B200

Difficulty date
March 22, 2013
Submitted
March 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203LG
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB926
Aircraft time
11,668 hours, 12,182 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT FROM FL250, THE CABIN PRESSURE SPIKED TO 12500, THE CABIN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE NO SMOKING/SEATBELT SIGNS ILLUMINATED. THE POWER LEVERS WERE AT IDLE DUE TO TURBULENCE. THE ALT WARN ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE PAX O2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN POWER WAS ADDED AND THE RATE WAS INCREASED THE CABIN DESCENDED BELOW 10000 AND WORKED PROPERLY. NOTED THAT SYS ACTIVATED AT 12100 FT. BUT THE OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTED AND FOUND ALL OXYGEN MASK DOOR STRIKERS ADJUSTED TO LOWEST SETTING. READJUSTED THE STRIKERS ON ALL OXYGEN MASK BOX DOORS AND REINSTALLED DOORS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF OXYGEN MASK BLOW DOWN SYS WITH MANUAL DEPLOYMENT AND NOTED ALL MASKS DEPLOYED. RESTOWED MASKS AND OXYGEN MASK BOX DOORS.

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