Service difficulty report · Duct · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
March 23, 2008
Submitted
March 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828CW
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258428
Aircraft time
8,352 hours, 5,171 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Water Separator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE, FL 390 THE PILOTS STARTED TO SENSE A CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE BASED ON HOW THEIR EARS FELT. THEY THEN LOOKED AT THE PRESSURIZATION INSTRUMENTATION AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS CABIN PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. PUT ON OXYGEN MASKS AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10000 FT. CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED AT A RATE OF 6000 FT PER MINUTE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND UPON REACHING A 10000 FT DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO DESTINATION. MX FOUND THE WATER SEPERATOR DUCT COUPLINGS LOOSE. MX RESECURED DUCTS AND PERFORMED AND GOOD OPS AND LEAK CHECK.