Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 22, 2012
Submitted
July 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800103
Aircraft time
4,565 hours, 2,976 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
5391001
Part serial
0244
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
4,565 hours, 2,976 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AMBER CABIN ALTITUDE CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AT APPROX 36,000 FT, FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY THE RED CABIN ALTITUDE CAS MESSAGE. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER BUILT-IN-TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED MANUAL PRESSURIZATION OF ACFT WITH APU. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS ON ACFT NOTED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF CABIN OVERFLOW VALVES, PLUMBING AND CONTROLS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENGINES AND FOUND LT ENGINE UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE ACFT. RT ENGINE PRESSURIZED ACFT NORMALLY. REMOVED AND REPOSITIONED ENGINE FLOW CONTROL VALVES. RT ENGINE WAS THEN UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE ACFT. REMOVED FAULTY FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND REPLACED WITH EXCHANGE UNIT. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS NORMAL, CLOSED ACCESS PANELS. SERVICEABLE FLOW CONTROL VALVE PLACED IN ORIGINAL POSITION. WORK COMPLETED IAW MM CHAPTER 21-30-00, AND 21-10-00.