Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 23, 2013
Submitted
January 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600685
Aircraft time
5,788 hours, 4,623 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE AT 45,000, ACM O'HEAT AND EMERGENCY PRESSURE ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. THE EMERGENCY PRESSURE VALVE DID NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. CABIN STARTED RISING AT 3300 FPM. FOLLOWED ACM OVERHEAT AND EMERGENCY PRESSURE CHECKLISTS AND SELECTED A WARMER TEMP. NO CHANGE RESULTED, THE CABIN KEPT CLIMBING AT A HIGH RATE DURING OUR EMERGENCY DESCENT.