Service difficulty report · Controller · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 5, 2008
Submitted
May 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600655
Aircraft time
3,219 hours, 2,491 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Controller
Part number
52770116
Part serial
1811
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
2,063 hours, 1,592 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

AT FL300 THE CABIN RATE STARTED CLIMBING ABNORMALLY TILL IT REACHED 6000 FT IAW MINT THE 10,000 FT CABIN ENUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE EMER PRESS CAME ON. OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED IN THE CABIN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000. REPLACED FAILED CABIN ALT. CONTROLLER, INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE UNIT, OPS CK GOOD IAW MM CH 21-31-00.