Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
January 4, 2018
Submitted
January 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984DV
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5644
Aircraft time
7,958 hours, 4,020 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I, A

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

What was found

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER COMMANDED A SEVERAL-THOUSAND FEET PER MINUTE DESCENT. AFTER SELECTING MANUAL CONTROL, BEGAN TO RAISE THE CABIN ALTITUDE FROM ABOUT 6500 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL. IN MANUAL, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE. WE DECIDED THE AIRPLANE CONDITION WASN'T SUITABLE TO CONTINUE TO TJSJ, AND SELECTED KAGS FOR OUR DIVERT. SELECTED EMERGENCY DEPRESS TO REMOVE CABIN PRESSURE ONCE WE WERE IN THE PATTERN. LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOOTING IS STILL IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.