Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 22, 2015
Submitted
February 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120243
Aircraft time
31,915 hours, 40,122 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE ON DESCENT, PASSING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 180, THE CABIN PRESS STARTED TO CLIMB TO 10000’. THE CREW USED THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SWITCH TO CHANGE CABIN PRESS CONTROL FROM AUTO TO MANUAL. THE CONTROL IS A THREE POSITION GUARDED SWITCH WITH SETTINGS AUTO, MANUAL & DUMP. THE SWITCH WAS INADVERTENTLY PLACES IN THE DUMP POSITION FOR A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE OUTFLOW VLVS STARTED TO OPEN BUT CLOSED IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE SWITCH WAS MOVED TO MANUAL ALTHOUGH THE CABIN PAX OXYGEN MASK DEPLOYED. PAXS WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO EMER & NOT TO DON THE MASK. ACFT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. STOWED THE CABIN OXYGEN MASK & GND PRESSURIZED THE ACFT BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE REPORTED DISCREPANCY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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