Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 29, 2016
Submitted
January 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605558
Aircraft time
10,484 hours, 8,159 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
991240919
Part serial
965B
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
10,484 hours, 8,159 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL400 CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING ILLUMINATED. CABIN ALT INCREASED TO FL 200. CABIN ALTITUDE STABILIZED PASSING 10000 FEET. ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURE CHECK OF SERVICE AIR SYSTEM AT OUTFLOW VALVE AND FOUND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE 23 PSI WHICH IS CORRECT. ACCOMPLISHED ELECTRICAL OPS CHECK OF OUTFLOW VALVE AT CONTROLLER IAW MM 21-30-00 REV. 41. RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE PRIMARY OUTFLOW VALVE. REMOVED OUTFLOW VALVE AND INSTALLED OUTFLOW VALVE IAW MM 21-30-00.

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