Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 18, 2005
Submitted
February 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600421
Aircraft time
6,803 hours, 5,624 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1173T0635
Part serial
0318
Condition
Failed
Location
Acm Overtemp
Part time
6,803 hours, 5,624 cycles
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

AT FL 410 RECEIVED THE EMERGENCY PRESS LIGHT. RAN THE CHECKLIST AND RESET THE SYSTEM BACK TO NORMAL. THE CABIN ALTITUDE WENT TO 9000 FEET. THE RATE CONTROLLER SEEMED TO HAVE NO AFFECT AND COULD NOT GET THE CABIN ALTITUDE TO COME DOWN TO THE PROPER ALTITUDE. DESCENDED TO FL 390 AND THE CABIN STABILIZED AT 0200 FEET AND 8.0 DIFF. UPON DIVERSION TO KICT THE CABIN RATE SUDDENLY JUMPED TO 6000 FPM AND THE CABIN ALT IMMEDIATELY WENT THRU 10,000 FEET. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO KLIT. CAUSE TRACED TO FAILED ACM OVERTEMP SWITCH.