Service difficulty report · Controller · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 10, 2008
Submitted
July 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345MA
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
054
Part
Controller
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT AT FL450 ON 5/10/2008 AT 1840 HOURS WHEN THE PLANE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL DEPRESSURIZATION AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY DECENT AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO SERVICE CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE TESTING OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AT THIS TIME SB 45-21-13 IS BEING INCORPORATED TO REPLACE THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER. AFTER ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THE CONSENSUS IS THAT THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE. (K)