Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
January 21, 2021
Submitted
January 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509RP
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft serial
S5500030
Aircraft time
9,227 hours, 7,602 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
6515315201
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Acm
Part time
9,227 hours, 9,227 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB A NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A CABIN DECOMPRESSION. EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DECLARED EMERGENCY RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED OUTER DUCT TO ACM RUPTURED AND INNDER DUCT DISCONNECTED.

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