Service difficulty report · Switch · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
November 13, 2014
Submitted
November 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
338
Aircraft time
34,493 hours, 38,423 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
6411343
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIR TURN BACK. ON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE ACFT LOST PRESSURIZATION. ELECTED TO RETURN. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION WORKED NORMALLY WHEN NR 1 ENGINE BLEED IS DESELECTED. FOUND A BAD OVERTEMP SWITCH. REPLACED THE OVERTEMP SWITCH. REACTIVATED SOV. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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