Service difficulty report · Clamp · Beech STC400BEECH

Difficulty date
April 21, 2013
Submitted
April 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451FL
Make and model
Beech STC400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RK310
Aircraft time
8,012 hours, 6,753 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Clamp
Part number
SLOOT1023
Condition
Loose
Location
Coalescer Sock
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM REAR OF ACFT. A RAPID DECOMPRESSION WAS FOLLOWED BY THE NOISE AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DECENT. DURING THE DECENT THE CABIN ALTITUDE. CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO A POINT WHERE THE O2 MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT DUCT ON THE COALESCER SOCK WAS NOT SECURED.