Service difficulty report · Controller · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 4, 2020
Submitted
March 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605599
Aircraft time
11,080 hours, 8,691 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
52770116
Part serial
3001
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL NOT PRESSURIZING - PRESSURIZATION QUIT WORKING AS WE CLIMBED TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE. GOING THROUGH 31,500 FEET I FELT THAT THE CABIN PRESSURE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I LOOKED AND THE CABIN WAS AROUND 7,000 FEET, CLIMBING AT 1000 FEET PER MINUTE WITH A DIFFERENTIAL OF 7 PSI. WE STOPPED OUR CLIMB AT 32,000 FEET AND THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB SLOWLY. WE ASKED FOR FL200 AND GOT CLEARANCE. AS WE DESCENDED TO FL200 THE CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT CAME ON. WE RAN THE CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER GOT ABOVE 12,500. AS WE GOT BELOW 10,000 MSL FEET THE CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED DESCENDING. ///SIGN-OFF/// INSPECTED AFT EQUIPMENT BAY AND FOUND THE ACM ANTI-ICE VALVE NOT CONNECTED TO ACM. SUSPECT MASSIVE LEAK CAUSING FAILURE. REPLACED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER P/N 52770-116 PER AMCC REQUEST IAW 560XL MM CHAPT.21-30-00. CONNECTED VALVE IAW 560XL MM CHAPT. 21-22-00. OPS GOOD.

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