SDR DJFA00117

Service difficulty report · Sensor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK45
Aircraft time
2,844 hours, 3,263 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
1298362
Part serial
386
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT FL330, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE CABIN RATE NEEDLE FLUCTUATED. SUSPECTED LOST PRESSURIZATION. INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURES. CABIN STARTED FILLING WITH BLACK SMOKE. ALSO NOTICED THE ACM FAIL LIGHT CAME ON. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT NEWARK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ACM COALESCER BAG FREEZING AND THE NOISE WAS THE BYPASS VALVE POPPING OPEN. THE FREEZING OF THE COALESCER BAG WAS DO TO THE TEMP SENSOR FAILED.

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