Service difficulty report · Controller · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 11, 2019
Submitted
March 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800126
Aircraft time
10,834 hours, 7,169 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
9914487
Part serial
66F0101
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CABIN ALTITUDE AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED - CLIMBING THROUGH FL 180 AMBER CAS CABIN ALTITUDE ILLUMINATED AND CABIN SHOWED 9000 FEET. CABIN ALTITUDE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE MAX CABIN WAS 9500 FEET. PASSENGER MASKS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. DESENDING THROUGH FL 180 CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. // SIGNOFF // PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECKS OF WOW SWITCHES IAW DWG 6908321, WITH NO FAULTS FOUND, EACH OPEN/CLOSE FROM .4OHM OR LESS CLOSED TO INFINITE WHEN OPEN, INSTALLED PLUGS WHICH WERE REMOVED FOR TESTING. GAINED ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTFLOW. RAN APU, PRESSURIZE AIRPLANE AND VISUALLY SAW OPERATION OF OUTFLOW VALVES, OPENING AND CLOSING AS INDICATED (OPS CHECK GOOD). COMPLIED WITH PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER BUILT IN TEST (OPS CHECK GOOD). COMPLIED WITH PRESSURIZATION CHECK ON MANUAL MODE (OPS CHECK GOOD). RAN ONLY LT ENGINE AND COMPLIED WITH PRESSURE SOURCE, (LT ENGINE BLD AIR) OPERATIONAL CHECK (OPS CHECK GOOD). RAN ONLY RT ENGINE AND COMPLIED WITH PRESSURE SOURCE, (RT ENGINE BLD AIR) OPERATIONAL CHECK (OPS CHECK GOOD) IAW MM CHAPTER 21-30-00. REMOVED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER PIN 9914487-11 SIN 66-F0L0L AND INSTALLED AN INSPECTED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER PIN 9914487-11 SIN 18-F0240 IAW MM 21-31-00. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK IA W CESSNA 680 MM 21-30-00, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.