What was found
HISSING SOUND FROM EMERGENCY EXIT FOLLOWED BY A CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMB OF 1500 FT/MIN THAT COULD NOT BE STOPPED MANUALLY. OUTFLOW VALVE FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2012
- Submitted
- July 25, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984BD
- Make and model
- Lear 60LEAR
- Aircraft serial
- 378
- Aircraft time
- 987 hours, 569 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2133 · Pressure Regulator/Outflow Valve
- Part
- Outflow Valve
- Part number
- 1037802
- Part serial
- 65B0074
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin Pressure
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.