Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 17, 2020
Submitted
November 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0206
Aircraft time
1,093 hours, 759 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
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 FL430 THE AMBER PRESSURIZATION FAULT CAS ILLUMINATED. WE INITIATED THE QRH PROCEDURE AI3. THE CHECKLIST CALLS FOR THE PRESSURIZATION AUTO/MANUAL BUTTON TO BE CYCLED. UPON CYCLING THE BUTTON THE CABIN CLIMBED TO 14000 FT. FROM FL430 TILL LANDING THE PRESSURIZATION SYNOPTIC GAVE ERRONEOUS READINGS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE CLIMBING OR DESCENDING, EXCESSIVE CABIN PRESSURE AND NO CABIN ALTITUDE. UPON LANDING THE CABIN DIDN'T DEPRESSURIZE AND THE EMERGENCY ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AIRPLANE PRESSURIZED ON THE GROUND CHECKLIST L1 WAS COMPLETED. AT FL430 THE AMBER PRESSURIZAION FAULT C AREAS SHOWED CABIN PRESSURE NEVER DROPPED BELOW 13900' NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED WROTE CABIN PRESSURE IN ERROR SUPPOSED TO BE (CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER EXCEEDED 13870'). COMPLETED CABIN PRESSURE CHECKS, IAW CE680A MM 21-30-00-5. NO PRESSURIZATION FAULT CAS MESSAGE SEEN. REMOVED PART NO: 011-02635-00 REMOVED SERIAL NO: 2BY005900. REMOVED INOPERABLE GEA NR 3 AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE REPAIRED UNIT ABOVE, IAW 31-30-00.

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