Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 10, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800160
Aircraft time
2,378 hours, 1,520 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Coaleser
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, "CABIN ALT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT WAS 25,000 FT.; PAX O2 MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. CABIN ALT MAINTAINED 9,500' UNTIL DESCENT BELOW 10K'. DURING THE INSP OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYS DUCTING WE FOUND THE EXIT COUPLING ON THE COALESER SOCK CAN HAD BECOME DETACHED. RESECURED ACM WATER SEPERATOR EXIT DUCTING AND COUPLING IAW MM 21-21-00. PERFORMED: AUTO EMERGANCY PRESS SYS FUNCTIONAL CHECK, PRESS SYS GROUND TEST, AUTO CABIN DESCENT TEST, AUTO CABIN ASCENT TEST, LANDING MODE TEST, CABIN DUMP TEST AND MANUAL MODE TEST IAW MM 21-30-00. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.