Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 5, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600629
Aircraft time
9,451 hours, 7,514 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
1173T0635
Part serial
2406
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
356 hours, 314 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT FL 380 IN THE CLIMB, TWO LOUD BANGS, EMER PRESS & ACM OVHT LIGHT CAME ON. CABIN WAS -3700 FPM. STARTED EMER DECENT, AFTER 1 MIN CABIN STARTED PRESSURIZING. THEN THE PROCESS REPEATED ITSELF. PLACED BOTH 410° & 450° ACM OVER TEMP SWITCHES ON ORDER FOR SUPPORT. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING OPENED LT PC BOARD BOX, PC BOARDS LOOK FINE, CHECKED AIR WATER SEPARATOR & CLEANED SOCK, NOTED THAT THE SOCK WAS CLEAN, DRAIN WAS CLEAR & PRESS VLV WAS IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. REMOVED THE 410 ACM OVER TEMP SWITCH & OPERATIONS CHECK HAD SCATTERED RESULTS. REMOVED BOTH OVERHEAT THERMAL SWITCHES & REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCHES. RAN ACFT, OPS CHECK GOOD ON ENVIRONMENTAL SYS, PRESSURIZATION SYS & EMER PRESSURIZATION SYS. LEAK CHECK & OPS CHECK GOOD ON ALL SWITCHES. WORK DONE IAW MM CHAPTER 21-11-00. CLOSED PANEL AFT OF ECU.