Service difficulty report · Controller · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
November 9, 2014
Submitted
November 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42836
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
200
Aircraft time
40,853 hours, 50,513 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
22250F060200
Part serial
609
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
11,724 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXCESS CABIN ALTITUDE, REPORTED THEY EXPERIENCED A CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AWAY FROM DESTINATION ON INITIAL DESCENT. THE CREW THEN DONNED O2 MASKS & FOLLOWED THE QRH & DECLARED AN EMER. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE TOWER REPORTED THE CREW REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE, ACFT WAS AT 3200 FEET & WAS ISSUED LOWER AT PILOT DISCRETION. REMOVED THE DIGITAL CONTROLLER, CLEANED CONNECTOR & PERFORMED OPERATIONS TEST IAW ATR 42 JIC 21-31-00 POT 10020.

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