Service difficulty report · Switch · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
January 4, 2006
Submitted
January 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813CW
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258413
Aircraft time
69,777 hours, 4,232 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Switch
Part number
1EN114N119
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, FL 350, AC EXPERIENCED A RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. (MAIN AIR VALVE), (CABIN PRESS), (STALL IDENT) LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED. CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND SQUAWKED CODE 7700 ON TRANSPONDER. USING FLT DECK HEAT VALVE CREW COULD ONLY MAINTAIN 10,000 FT CABIN ALTITUDE. AC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT SERVICED OXYGEN SYS. MEL 21-30-5 WAS ISSUED FOR THE PRESSURIZATION SYS, CHECK OF STALL ID SYS WAS PERFORMED. LT MAIN GEAR WEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCH WAS REPLACED. NR 2 MAIN AIR VALVE LT WAS FOUND TO BE ILLUMINATING WHILE SWITCH WAS SELECT OFF. MN AIR VALVE WAS REPLACED, SYS OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. TEST FLT WAS PERFORMED, AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.