Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 20, 2020
Submitted
April 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800115
Aircraft time
11,601 hours, 7,729 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Acm Precooler
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

CABIN ALTITUDE AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED - ON CLIMB OUT AT 20000 FEET WE OBSERVED CABIN CLIMBING HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND AT 34000 FEET THE AMBER CAS (8500) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERG CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WTIH NO CHANGE AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CABIN RED ALTITUDE CAS WAS ILLUMINATED AND EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND CAS MESSAGES EXTIGUISHED. DURING THE EMERGENCY THE AMBER ANTISKID LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WENT OUT. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-30-00, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE OUTFLOW VALVES TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED AFT EQUIPMENT BAY PLUMBING AND FOUND A LINE FROM THE ACM PRECOOLER DISCONNECTED. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. SECURED THE LINE IAW AMM 20-LD-40. PERFORMED MANUAL PRESSURIZATION AND LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 21-30-00 PARAGRAPH 5. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED THE MLG BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES, VISUALLY INSPECTED MLG WIRE HARNESS AND WHEEL WELL WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.